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Corporate farming in Pakistan opposed
- The News
- 07 January 2010
Voicing aversion to corporate agriculture farming, speakers at a seminar on Wednesday underlined the need for taking effective steps to counter its adverse effects in Pakistan.
The scramble for land in Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Review
- 05 January 2010
Ginbot 7 wants to send an unequivocal message to the land grabbers that any land deal that has not been agreed to by the Ethiopian people will not be honored by future elected governments.
Sime Darby takes over Guthrie for 60-year operation
- Daily Observer
- 05 January 2010
Sime Darby, which is expected to employ an estimated 22,000 Liberians over the next 10 years, will cultivate roughly 220,000 hectares of land in four counties including Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount and Bong.
From the Bosphorus: Straight - A proposal to be stewed, roasted, baked or boiled
- Hurriyet
- 04 January 2010
This proposal smacks of the 18th and 19th century capitalizations of the Ottoman government that made Turkey a vassal of European powers. Thanks Mr. Korkmaz. But no thanks.
Industrialization by invitation: Will it work in Ethiopia?
- Aiga Forum
- 04 January 2010
Ethiopia’s strategy of leasing farmland to foreign investors is not without critics.
Turkey to hire lands to foreign funds
- Hurriyet
- 03 January 2010
Turkey has been in talks for the past year with “three big international funds” in order to hire out agricultural lands. One of the deals will be announced very soon, the country's investment promotion agency says.
Indian companies buy land abroad for agricultural products
- Economic Times
- 02 January 2010
The list of Indian companies that have purchased land in Africa is quite long and includes companies in businesses ranging from agriculture and horticulture to engineering and metals.
The Liberian Contribution to the Stir-Fry
- Africa-Asia Confidential
- 31 December 2009
Golden VerOleum plans to acquire 200,00 hectares in south-eastern Liberia. The target areas are Grand Kru, Maryland, River Cess, River Gee and Sinoe counties. The export plans are based on a plantation system in which there are about 10 hectares for each worker.
Ethiopian farms lure investor funds as workers live in poverty
- Bloomberg
- 31 December 2009
Until last year, people in the Ethiopian settlement of Elliah earned a living by farming their land and fishing. Now, they are employees.
Egypt Primier Arrives in Addis Ababa To boost Economic Ties
- NewBusinessEthiopia.com
- 30 December 2009
A delegation of 26 Egyptian agriculture companies led by Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza, is now inspecting land proposed by the Ethiopian government for Egyptian investment projects.
Egypt private equity fund opens office in Nairobi
- Business Daily
- 29 December 2009
Citadel Capital will deploy significant capital across East Africa in 2010 in sectors spanning from agriculture to consumer foods.
Verkhovna Rada extends land sale moratorium
- The Day
- 29 December 2009
On December 22, Ukraine's parliament adopted a surprisingly unanimous decision to extend the moratorium on the sale of agricultural lands until 2012. Now the ball in the president’s court – he has always considered land to be a commodity.