Ruchi Soya takes farm land on lease in Ethiopia
- Hindu Business Line
- 16 Jan 2010
Ruchi Soya Industries, one of the leading edible oil processors, on Friday announced a major farm land acquisition in Ethiopia for soybean cultivation.
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Ethiopia – country of the silver sickle – offers land dirt cheap to farming giants
- The Guardian
- 15 Jan 2010
Karuturi believes the potential for large profits is so great that it plans to invest nearly $1bn in its Ethiopian agricultural operations
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Agri-Vie eyes $300 mln for Africa farm projects
- Reuters
- 14 Jan 2010
Private equity fund Agri-Vie will reach its $100 million target for investment in agricultural projects in Africa by March, and could triple it in a second fund
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Africa: Land grab or development? (NHK)
- NHK
- 08 Jan 2010
Documentary for Japan Broadcasting Corporation, focusing on Tanzania and Ethiopia
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NHK World on land grabbing in Africa
- NHK
- 08 Jan 2010
Programme aired on NHK World presenting a documentary by Kohei Tsuji filmed in Ethiopia and Tanzania - in Japanese only - 35 minutes
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Call for papers: 4th London International Oromo Workshop on the scramble for land
- gadaa.com
- 08 Jan 2010
A one-day workshop on the scramble for land, ‘investment’ and environmental degradation in Oromia: consequences for the future (City University London, 3 July 2010)
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The scramble for land in Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Review
- 05 Jan 2010
Ginbot 7 wants to send an unequivocal message to the land grabbers that any land deal that has not been agreed to by the Ethiopian people will not be honored by future elected governments.
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Industrialization by invitation: Will it work in Ethiopia?
- Aiga Forum
- 04 Jan 2010
Ethiopia’s strategy of leasing farmland to foreign investors is not without critics.
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Ethiopian farms lure investor funds as workers live in poverty
- Bloomberg
- 31 Dec 2009
Until last year, people in the Ethiopian settlement of Elliah earned a living by farming their land and fishing. Now, they are employees.
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Egypt Primier Arrives in Addis Ababa To boost Economic Ties
- NewBusinessEthiopia.com
- 30 Dec 2009
A delegation of 26 Egyptian agriculture companies led by Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza, is now inspecting land proposed by the Ethiopian government for Egyptian investment projects.
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Ethiopia : Land rent contractual agreement made between ministry of agriculture and rural development and CLC Industries PLC
- The Oakland Institute
- 25 Dec 2009
A long term land lease (25 000 ha) for cotton farming in Amhara and Benishangul Gumuz regions for a period of 50 years (renewable)
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Wikileaks: Ethiopia seeks dramatic change in agricultural land use
- Wikileaks
- 10 Dec 2009
"This apparent rush to lease so much farmland, much or all of it to foreign interests, during a time of worsening food insecurity should raise concern within the donor community about GoE motivations and negotiating capacity," writes the US embassy in Addis Ababa in December 2009