Africa: Bumpy ride for Indian land buyers

Africa may be an Eldorado for corporates and businessmen outside the continent. Even foreign governments are buying land heavily in several African countries. Indian corporate houses too, have joined the fray. 'There is land grabbing in Burkina Faso and farmers are fighting against this. It is not clear at this time if Indian concerns are involved in this because of the limited information available in the public place,' said Ms Bernadette P. Ouattara, managing director of Inades-Formation Burkina. She is among a team from Africa that visited Hyderabad and Medak for a week to attend Bt Cotton and Beyond – Status and implication of genetically engineered crops and post-GE technologies for small farmers in Asia and Asia.