India

India moots tie-up on 'contract farming'
- Times of Oman
- 12 December 2010
"Indian law does not allow foreign companies to buy land and therefore Omani companies can enter into a contract farming relationship," says senior Indian government official.
Danes quit UK for home after land prices tumble
- FWI
- 10 December 2010
Some Danish farmland investors are quitting the UK after seeing land prices rise here and tumble at home over the past few years.
Siva buys into Karuturi Global
- Times of India
- 07 December 2010
Indian businessman also has major stakes in farmland investors Ruchi Soya, KS Oils and Equitorial Palm Oil.
Daal not enough? Grow them abroad, says Pawar
- The Telegraph
- 05 December 2010
The government will act as a facilitator for private industry to buy land abroad to grow pulses, says India's Agriculture Minister.
Afghan minister lures investors with land, credit and security
- Indian Express
- 04 December 2010
“We have huge land sizes and lot of opportunities. We would like India to come and invest in our country. We will provide land on 90-year lease, security, power and easy bank credit besides simplifying norms,” said Afghanistan Agriculture Minister Mohd Asif Rahimi
Neha International to acquire land in Zambia
- Equity Bulls
- 01 December 2010
Indian company signs an MoU with Zambia Development Agency to facilitate the acquisition of 100,000 hectares of land for agricultural development in Zambia.
Coup d'accélérateur indien
- Jeune Afrique
- 30 November 2010
Bloqué par des difficultés d’acquisition de terres en Inde, le groupe Karuturi s’est tourné vers l’Afrique et a acheté ses premières parcelles en Éthiopie en 2004. Depuis, ses revenus ont été multipliés par onze, pour atteindre plus de 110 millions de dollars.
The new colonisers
- Deccan Herald
- 27 November 2010
Not surprisingly, the backlash from people in Africa against Indian farmland investments has begun.
Neha International To Acquire 50% In Ethiopia-Based Oromia Wonders
- Deal Curry
- 23 November 2010
Neha sold off its farm in Pune and shifted operations to ethiopia where it has lands for floriculture and food grains.
Karuturi tractors make big splash On Bole Road
- Horizon Ethiopia
- 28 October 2010
Karuturi is perhaps the poster child for the big land grabs that have characterized large scale agricultural investment in Ethiopia
Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Karuturi Agro Products PLC
- Ethiopian Government
- 25 October 2010
50yr lease agreement between Ethiopian government and India's Karuturi covering an initial 100,000 ha in Gambela. Contract enables Karuturi to extend concession by another 200,000 ha.
India billionaires go on buying spree in 'last frontier' Africa
- Bloomberg
- 24 October 2010
“I got in on the ground floor, others got in on the second floor, but there’s a lot of floors left to go in Africa’s economic cycle,” says farmland investor Sai Karuturi.