India

Agribusiness opportunities in South America
- IndusLatin
- 29 April 2010
Video of a speech by Dave Ramaswamy of Allied Venture about the opportunities for India to outsource its agriculture to Latin America.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ruchi Agri PLC
- 25 April 2010
Contract covers the lease of 25,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Verdanta Harvests PLC
- 20 April 2010
Contract covers the lease of 3,012 ha in the Gambela Regional State for a period of 50 years, with option for renewal.
Grabbing Africa
- Frontline
- 20 April 2010
The global rush to acquire agricultural land in bountiful Africa evokes concern and protests.
Indian farmers upbeat on possible LatAm ventures
- Financial Express
- 09 April 2010
India's food crisis can be lessened by growing some of the relevant crops like wheat, rice, pulses and oilseeds in Argentina.
African landrush
- InfoChange India
- 05 April 2010
Countries that have recently invited India, through the ministry of agriculture, to lease land for farming include Egypt, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Senegal, Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia.
Africa, la fame di terra.
- PeaceReporter
- 23 Mar 2010
L'ultimo caso: due aziende indiane hanno sottoscritto un accordo con il ministro dell'agricoltura e dello sviluppo rurale etiope per ottenere in concessione terreni per una superficie pari a 15 mila ettari. L'obiettivo delle compagnie è di impiantare tea e la pongamia pinnata.
FACTBOX: Foreign forays into African farming
- Reuters
- 20 Mar 2010
A move by Madagascar's army-backed leader to nix a huge South Korean farming deal has exposed the risks of such ventures in Africa.
Shapoorji, Ethiopia ink 50,000ha land deal
- Livemint
- 11 Mar 2010
The Indian construction company has decided to cultivate pongamia pinnata and edible oil seeds there
Karuturi arm in PE deal talks to raise $100m
- VC Circle
- 09 February 2010
Standard Chartered Bank's Africa private equity arm and a unit of Reliance Capital are in talks to invest in Dubai-based Karuturi Overseas.
Africa’s needs are great enough for both India & China: Tharoor
- Live Mint
- 08 February 2010
"Agricultural land owned by Indians in a foreign country with captive markets locally, and as an opportunity to export to India, is of interest to us," says Shashi Tharoor
Axis of wheat
- Forbes
- 29 January 2010
"The urgent need is to find countries where India can grow its pulses and its grain, because India's farms may not be enough," says the director of Adani Logistics Ltd