Before revision: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimated in 2009 between 15 and 20 million hectares of farmland in developing countries had changed hands since 2006. the Land Portal ’ s Land Matrix data totalled 49 million hectares of deals globally, although only 26 million hectares of these are transnational.
After revision: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimated in 2009 between 15 and 20 million hectares of farmland in developing countries had changed hands since 2006. the Land Portal ' s Land Matrix data totalled 49 million hectares of deals globally, although only 26 million hectares of these are transnational.