India

Karuturi set to raise $100 mn
- Business Standard
- 24 September 2010
India's Karuturi plans to emerge as a leading player in agriculture in the African continent, with revenues from agriculture trumping revenues from floriculture in two years.
Bahrain firm signs key India agriculture deal
- Gulf Daily News
- 23 September 2010
Hassan Group will cultivate 4,000 hectares of arable land in India to produce fruits (banana), rice and sugarcane for the Bahraini market.
Punjab farmers to acquire 50,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia
- PTI
- 17 September 2010
Punjab-based farmers are set to acquire 50,000 ha of farm land on lease in Ethiopia for growing high-value cash crops, including pulses and maize, for export to India and Europe.
Ethiopians say Indians grabbing land, Indian farmers claim it is official
- Tehelka
- 17 September 2010
Tensions against Indian companies acquiring farmland in Ethiopia are mounting, according to Tehelka
After offshoring, Obama needs to crack down on farmland grab
- Ground Reality
- 10 September 2010
"I know you will think why should President Obama meddle in the affairs of other countries," writes Devlinder Sharma. "I agree, but at least he can stop the American agribiz and finance companies from indulging in offshore farmland grab."
Indian firms foray into Latin America's agri business
- Economic Times
- 07 September 2010
Indian companies are increasingly getting a foothold into South America, acquiring assets and land not just to get entry into its lucrative agricultural market but also to export commodities such as sugar, pulses and edible oils back to India.
Punjab looks for land in Brazil
- Times of India
- 05 September 2010
Taking a leaf out of the book of progressive farmers of the state who have made it big in South and Central American countries, the Punjab government is now exploring taking up land on lease in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico to grow foodgrain and export it for domestic consumption.
Sreelatha Menon: Chinese food for thought
- Business Standard
- 05 September 2010
What India can learn from China is not its alarming passion for buying farmland in poor countries but its awareness of the value of agricultural land to meet the food needs of its citizens.
Ethiopia: Fear expressed over India’s massive land grabs in Gambela
- Afrik News
- 26 August 2010
Gambela’s new tag as a land grabbing hub comes as BHO Agro Plc becomes the third Indian firm to begin operations in the region after two other Indian companies, Karuturi and Ruchi Group, moved into Gambela in 2008 and early 2010, respectively.
Uganda offers farmland for Indian investment
- IANS
- 20 August 2010
As India looks at avenues beyond its shores to deal with food security, Uganda, which has nearly half the arable land in east Africa, has laid the red carpet for inward investment from India Inc.
This time for Africa: Africa calling Indian farmers
- PTI
- 11 August 2010
ASSOCHAM, India's apex industry body, has sent a proposal to the external affairs ministry offering to act as facilitator to help Indian farmers get farmland in Africa.
Sudan woos investors to put $1bn in farming
- Financial Times
- 11 August 2010
Sudan is seeking to attract at least $1bn of capital for its agricultural sector from Arab and Asian investment groups, which are turning to Africa in search of new food supplies as their governments try to manage the impact of commodity price inflation.