Ethiopia

Who's behind the land grabs?
- GRAIN
- 16 October 2012
A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.
Journée mondiale de l’alimentation : l’accaparement des terres affame les tribus en Ethiopie
- Survival
- 15 October 2012
L’accaparement violent des terres dans la basse vallée de l’Omo déplace les tribus et affame des milliers de riverains qui perdent les moyens de subvenir à leurs besoins.
Land-grabbing linked with hunger
- IRIN
- 12 October 2012
Researchers find that bulk of deals to lease out land are struck in 32 of the countries ranked “alarming” or “serious” on the Global Hunger Index score.
Ethiopian agricultural development: Policy and practice
- Logan Cochrane
- 01 October 2012
Large-scale agricultural in the developing world have received significant attention in recent months and years. This articles looks at the dynamics of the Ethiopian context and policy recommendations in moving forward.
Ethiopia to lease out land to investors despite land grab concerns
- The Africa Report
- 28 September 2012
Ethiopia announced on Friday plans to lease 100,000 hectares of land both to local and foreign investors, despite recent reports that foreign investors were grabbing large chunks of land.
Ethiopia Sugar signs $500 million deal with China’s CDC Bank
- Bloomberg
- 26 September 2012
Ethiopia Sugar Corp. said it’s signed agreements with state-owned China Development Bank Corp. for $500 million in loans to build two refineries, part of a plan to boost output of the sweetener almost tenfold by 2025.
BHO Bioproducts of India to Spend $120 Million on Ethiopia Farms
- Bloomberg
- 25 September 2012
BHO Bioproducts, a closely held farming company, said it plans to invest more than $120 million in rice and cotton production on 25,000 ha in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region during the next four years.
Ethiopian Indigenous people demand accountability from World Bank for contributing to grave human rights abuses
- IDI
- 24 September 2012
Anuak indigenous people from Ethiopia’s Gambella region submitted a complaint today to the World Bank Inspection Panel implicating the Bank in grave human rights abuses perpetrated by the Ethiopian Government.
Obang speaks about the land, water and resource-grabbing and Its impact on food security in Africa
- AllAfrica
- 21 September 2012
One of the greatest threats Africa has ever faced is the impact from this new phenomenon of land-grabbing
Saudi to invest over US$11bn in farmland projects
- Arabian Business
- 20 September 2012
Saudi Arabia has invested around 40 billion riyals in agricultural and livestock projects in the Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Canada and Sudan, says chairman of the agricultural investment committee at the Saudi Council of Chambers.
Govt to drop export quotas, agricultural commodity bans
- Addis Fortune
- 16 September 2012
The Ethiopian government says that it will no longer impose export quotas on commercial farm outputs and processed goods as a part of its commitment for the new partnership introduced by G-8 countries that focuses on facilitating private sector investment in African agriculture.
Ethiopian man threatens action over UK 'link to abuse'
- BBC
- 06 September 2012
An Ethiopian farmer could sue the UK government after claiming a project that received funding from Britain led to the eviction from his farm and human rights abuses.