"The reports claiming that the Government of Ethiopia has reduced the land concession given to Karuturi Global, are completely baseless," says Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, Founder & MD, Karuturi Global.
Ethiopia slashed the size of Karuturi’s land concession that was larger than Luxembourg on concern it was too big for a single company to manage and to enable an annual migration of antelope, the government said.
Pensionskassernes Administration, a Denmark-based fund that manages about $25 billion, plans to invest $370 million in farmland globally, said Jens Henrik Staugaard Johansen, a portfolio manager.
Film traces the story of the current mad race for control of farmlands, and the consequences it could have if nothing is done to protect the interests of small farmers and developing countries.
Vital Capital Investments LP, the private-equity firm that invests in housing and agriculture businesses in Africa, said it raised more than $250 million for its first fund.
The 4th annual Agriculture Investment Summit is the leading conference where end investors come together to debate investing in agriculture as an asset class.
Global AgInvesting 2011 will bring together leading global ag-sector end-investors, ag-managers, academics, policy experts and agribusiness industry executives to explore the opportunities and challenges of investing in agriculture.
Videos from the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, 6 - 8 April 2011
El Ministro de Defensa reconoció que la titularidad de tierras de Chubut, Santa Cruz y Río Negro fueron parte de los motivos para impulsar la ley
Chubut y Santa Cruz "son las provincias con mayor incumplimiento", dice el proyecto de ley que pondrá límites a la "extranjerización" de tierras en Argentina.
Company's chief operating officer expected to return next month to look at agriculture investments.
Other countries believe their agricultural expertise can kickstart an agrarian revolution across the African continent
