Karuturi Denies Sub-lease of Ethiopian Land to Indian Farmers
Karuturi Agro Products Plc said that Indian farmers were only hired as consultants, denying claims that it had sub-leased land.
Indian farmers have been hired to consult on specialty crops such as cotton said Birinder Singh Executive Director of Karuturi.
Invitations for consultancy were extended to everyone including Ethiopian agriculture experts and not just to Indians according to Mr. Singh.
The Karuturi project in Ethiopia is an international effort, stresses the executive director.
