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
Karuturi Global Ltd
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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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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
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Al-Amoudi solicits additional arable land
- Addis Fortune
- 07 Dec 2009
Al-Amoudi's recently established Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc requested, two weeks ago, an additional 250,000 ha of land in Ethiopia for sugar beet production.
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Karuturi fructifies further to conquer overseas
- Economic Times
- 29 Nov 2009
Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, managing director of Karuturi Global Ltd was conferred with the award for business excellence in agribusiness in Africa by Corporate Council on Africa, for the year 2009.
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The ultimate crop rotation
- Washington Post
- 23 Nov 2009
Lured by a new business model, wealthy nations flock to farmland in Ethiopia, locking in food supplies grown half a world away
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SPECIAL REPORT-Is Africa selling out its farmers?
- Reuters
- 12 Nov 2009
Many small Ethopian farmers do not share their leaders' enthusiasm for leasing off farmland to foreign investors
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Ethiopia leases land for agriculture to earn foreign exchange
- Bloomberg
- 10 Nov 2009
The Ethiopian government says concerns about foreign investors exporting food are outweighed by the plantations’ capacity to bring the country foreign exchange and technology, as well as creating employment.
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Buying farm land and mines as local sectors languish
- Organiser
- 13 Oct 2009
The UPA Government has deprived job opportunities to millions of illiterate and semi-literate Indians by forcing Indian companies to invest abroad in overseas plantations and coal mining sectors.
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The constant gardener
- Times of India
- 26 Sep 2009
He owns land eight times the size of Mumbai, most of it in distant Ethiopia. His company, Karuturi Global, figures among the top 25 agri transnational corporations. But he wants more -- to break into the top 10 and rub shoulders with the likes of ConAgro and Cargill.
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The new landlords
- Times of India
- 26 Sep 2009
Ramakrishna Karuturi does not feature on any international power list. Perhaps he should.
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Ethiopia. Now is harvest time
- L'Hebdo
- 03 Sep 2009
In June 2009, the Indian company Karuturi took up intensive farming in Ethiopia. The harvest will be exported to Asia and Europe.