From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Wed Jul 14 2010 - 07:44:22 EDT
<http://farmlandgrab.org/13968> Ethiopia: Fertile fields for India
14/07/2010
The Addis government shows scant regard for the potential local impact of
massive Indian investment in floriculture and biofuels
Ethiopia is renowned more for its famines than for its fertile fields but
land leasing has become a burgeoning business in some of the most unlikely
locations. Vast swathes of arable land, a permissive government and
geographical proximity have garnered interest in agricultural investment in
Ethiopia from Saudi Arabia, Chinaand India. India is the current leader in
the stakes and, with more than 400 companies with projects in development,
cumulative Indian investment in Ethiopia is approaching US$4.2 billion.
Fertile
<http://farmlandgrab.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Fertile-Fields-for-India
.pdf> Fields for India
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