India

Indian firms find Africa fertile ground for contract farming
- Livemint
- 19 October 2010
MMTC, Iffco and Bharti are the latest to find the continent’s land and labour attractive for their agribusiness.
India: Food security needs beckon investment in transnational farming
- Hindu Business Line
- 18 October 2010
Given the limited scope for farmland expansion within India, policy makers need to evaluate the option of cross border farmland cultivation, says the director of YES Bank
May raise Rs 450cr through PE investors: Karuturi Global
- CNBC
- 14 October 2010
Ramesh Krishnaswamy of Karuturi Global in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18
Mauritius could hand over 2 islands to India
- Financial Express
- 14 October 2010
India and Mauritius have resumed discussions over a proposal to hand over the twin islands of Agalega to India for tourism development and possibly agriculture.
Cambodia “future of world rice”
- Phnom Penh Post
- 11 October 2010
Indian rice exporter Amira Group plans to acquire 25,000 hectares of agricultural land in Cambodia, and is discussing further farnland acquisitions with the governments of Angola and Sierra Leone.
Indian firm leases Gambella plot for rice
- Addis Fortune
- 11 October 2010
Sannati Agro Farm Enterprise Plc received a 10,000ht plot of land in Dimi District, Gambella Region, for the cultivation of rice, pulses, and cereals, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on October 1, 2010.
EPRDF banks on outsourcing food production
- Africa Intelligence
- 09 October 2010
Addis Abaaba has decided to withdraw from the regional governments the right of attributing leases of over 1,000 ha. However, the 2010 federal budget lists no income whatsoever, and no information on this subject appears in the quarterly reports of the National Bank of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Sannati Agro Farm PLC
- 01 October 2010
Contract is for 10,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
An Open Letter to Gennet Zewide, Ethiopian Ambassador to India
- Anyuak Media
- 30 September 2010
The people of Ethiopia have a question for you and the government of Ethiopia you represent, “Why are you giving away our land to foreigners?”
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.