India

Rice Production or Investment in Gambela region, Ethiopian government's propaganda video
- ASO
- 10 July 2010
Anywaa Survival Organisation's critique of the Ethiopian government's video presentation of rice land grab in the Gambela region.
The new shifting agriculture: Shopping for fields overseas
- Times of India
- 09 July 2010
Acquiring land elsewhere for cultivation impoverishes farmers there and degrades soil
A Debate on Geoengineering: Vandana Shiva vs. Gwynne Dyer
- Democracy Now!
- 08 July 2010
"The land rights of the poor defenseless indigenous person is the biggest peace initiative of today and it’s the biggest climate issue of today," says Vandana Shiva
Grand reportage : Terres éthiopiennes à louer
- RFI
- 07 July 2010
Près de 300 investisseurs étrangers cherchent à obtenir de la terre en Ethiopie. Qui sont ces nouveaux arrivants, quels sont les bénéfices pour les paysans locaux et pour l’Etat éthiopien ?
Karuturi eyes $150M fundraise for Africa push
- VC Circle
- 07 July 2010
Private equity firms like Rabo Equity Advisors and IL&FS Investment Managers may be in talks with Karuturi.
Hassad to produce rice abroad for Qatar market
- Peninsula
- 07 July 2010
State-backed food producing and marketing giant, Hassad Food Company, has plans to produce rice in India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Ethiopia offers an acre for $1 on 100-year lease
- Hindu Business Line
- 25 June 2010
Dr S. Ayyappan, Director-General of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), calls on Indians to rent farmland in Ethiopia to produce pulses for export to India.
Ethiopia: Fertile fields for India
- Asia-Africa Confidential
- 25 June 2010
The Addis government shows scant regard for the potential local impact of massive Indian investment in floriculture and biofuels.
Karuturi Global on Ethiopian plans
- NDTV
- 16 June 2010
Sai R Karuturi, founder and MD of Karuturi Global, says the company has acquired a very large piece of land in Ethiopia and has started agricultural production from it.
Acquiring farmland abroad
- Financial Express
- 16 June 2010
The Indian government is encouraging private companies to shop for land in countries like Canada, Myanmar, Australia and Argentina to grow crops under long-term supply contracts.
Indian companies get into commercial farming in Africa
- Economic Times
- 13 June 2010
Indian tea companies, among others, are making a beeline to acquire estates in Africa. And the government is facilitating their hunt for good deals.
India-Mercosur talks will highlight food security, trade
- Financial Express
- 12 June 2010
"A large [Indian] agri-export company is already in advanced stages of discussions with the Paraguayan government and may announce its foray into the country shortly” says Paraguay’s ambassador in New Delhi,