Its richly fertile soil has attracted foreign and domestic investors who have leased large tracts of land at favorable prices. From 2008 through January 2011, Ethiopia leased out at least 3.6 million hectares of land, an area the size of the Netherlands.
The fertile soil has attracted foreign and domestic investors who have rented large plots of land at favorable terms. Between 2008 and January 2011, Ethiopia leased out at least 3.6 million hectares of land, comparable in scale to the Netherlands.