"Here’s what I’m sure of: these deals will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, creating clear winners who benefit while the losers are denied their livelihoods."

Contract covers the lease of 25,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.

In Ethiopia, farms backed by foreign investors are growing with abundance, while native farmers subsist on food aid.

Contract covers the lease of 3,012 ha in the Gambela Regional State for a period of 50 years, with option for renewal.

I personally know of the efforts of a leading Japanese company that is cooperating with African farmers to create sustainable systems that blend technology with traditional African lore

Rebuttal from Ethiopia's ambassador to Japan against the article "Japan, please don't go grabbing Ethiopians' land," insisting that the government is only leasing out "unutilized land and some other land holdings by government-owned enterprises".

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.

Japan should shun this new kind of colonization like a plague, no matter what well-paid city-based officials may say.

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.

Etiopía es uno de los países más hambrientos del mundo en el que más de 13 millones de personas necesitan ayuda alimentaria, pero paradójicamente el gobierno ofrece por lo menos 3 millones de hectáreas de su tierra más fértil a países ricos y a algunos de los individuos más adinerados del mundo para que exporten alimentos a sus propias poblaciones.

We call upon Ethiopians to take note of the consequences of long-term leases of farmlands to foreign governments and companies including its potential to undermine the future existence of the Ethiopian people.

20 pays africains vendent ou louent des terres pour l’agriculture intensive sur une échelle choquante dans ce qui pourrait bien être le plus grand changement de propriété depuis l’époque coloniale. Enquête de John Vidal.