(31.08.2011, DW-world.de)--Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing.
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Karuturi spokesman Birinder Singh call the land deal a "win-win" situation |
Countries in Asia and the Gulf - such as China, India and Saudi Arabia - have rushed to foreign countries to buy farmland to grow crops for their own people. Food price inflation in recent years has highlighted the need for greater food security.
Africa has become a prime target, despite concerns about the impact on the world's poorest people. Locals have nicknamed the practice "land grabbing."
Essayas Kebede is the director of the Ethiopian government's Agricultural Investment Agency and is responsible for the contractual agreements with foreign investors regarding Ethiopian farmland.
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Africa has become a prime target, despite concerns about the impact on the world's poorest people. Locals have nicknamed the practice "land grabbing."
Essayas Kebede is the director of the Ethiopian government's Agricultural Investment Agency and is responsible for the contractual agreements with foreign investors regarding Ethiopian farmland.
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