Ethiopia

Seit drei Jahren wird verstärkt afrikanisches Land an ausländische Investoren verpachtet - Ein Äthiopier berichtet von den negativen Folgen.

Äthiopien-Experte Ochalla über die große Einkaufstour fremder Agrarkonzerne in Afrika.

Le projet vise à céder 3,3 millions d’hectares de terres aux investisseurs d’ici à la mi-2015. Cinq autres millions d’hectares seront destinés à la production sucrière.

Video of the panel on land grabbing featuring the Anuak Survival Organisation, FIAN and the Transnational Institute.

Land and water grabs spell disaster for rural people and rivers

Foreign investment is being sought to develop projects on 5 million hectares of land that has been identified for sugar production.

Oakland Institute report exposes how a controversial hydroelectric project in Ethiopia's Omo Valley is facilitating the take over of 350,000 ha of land for sugar cane and cotton plantations and resulting in state-sponsored human rights violations.

AN extraordinary new process has been at work in the past few years: the aggressive entry of Indian corporations into the markets for agricultural land in Africa, writes Jayati Gosh

Il Corno d’Africa è afflitto dalla più grave tragedia umanitaria che la sua storia ricordi. Siccità e fame, 12 milioni di persone senza cibo né acqua. Ma il “neocolonialismo agricolo” procede indisturbato.

En proposant d’injecter 2,5 milliards de dollars (1,7 milliard d’euros) dans le secteur agricole du continent noir, les géants indiens de l’agroalimentaire s’apprêtent à battre le record des deals agricoles signés en Afrique au cours des cinquante dernières années.

Karuturi Global plans to plant 20,000 hectares of land with Sorghum, rice, maize, sunflower and soybeans in Bako area of Oromia regional state and Gambella regional state, by November 2011

As Indian businessmen bet on cash crops, it’s unclear whether food security issues are being tackled