Land Grab and the false promise of food security
- ECADF
- 18 August 2014
One can only speculate why the secretive government of Ethiopia is giving away the country’s fertile land to foreign agribusinesses.
One can only speculate why the secretive government of Ethiopia is giving away the country’s fertile land to foreign agribusinesses.
India's Ambassador to Ethiopia Sanjay Verma says India's "pioneering" investors are not land grabbing, calls conflicts with local communities "teething problems".
Legal battle launched after man claims he was evicted from his farm and beaten under villagisation scheme funded by UK aid
A delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry is in Ethiopia to meet with the Agriculture Investment and Land Administration Agency and other government agencies to discuss business opportunities.
Le Collectif des Somali-Issas du BENELUX condamne la politique du « land grabbing » qui consiste à pousser les populations Somali-Issas à l’exode en s’accaparant leurs terres pour ensuite les mettre à la disposition d’investisseurs étrangers
The entire edifice of Karuturi's enterprise, especially the Gambella 300,000 ha, is allegedly founded on corruption (bribery) and too many lies, writes The Ethiopian Observatory.
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is pressuring Karuturi Global Ltd to repay a credit provision of 65 million birr (US$3.3 million).
KKR will invest about US$200 million from its European fund in Afriflora, an Ethiopian flower farm.
L’indien Shri Vallabh Pittie et les américains VF et Phillips Van Heusen viennent de boucler une tournée en Ethiopie où le président a réaffirmé son engagement à mettre à disposition 3m d’ha pour la culture du coton
Interview with Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, chairman and managing director Karuturi Global Limited.
Nyikaw Ochalla outlines the disparaging treatment towards locals in Gambela as he highlights government as well as Karuturi’s complacency towards the displaced locals.
Des personnalités politiques européennes et américaines unissent leurs voix à l’inquiétude internationale concernant le barrage de Gibe III et les plantations irriguées qui lui sont associées.
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