The Global Farms Race: Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security
"Secure access to land is key to the food security of millions of small family farms and their efforts to increase their productivity. In recent years, that access has been threatened by large-scale acquisitions of developing country farmland often by foreign investors that have rightly raised international concern. However, hard information is still limited.The Global Farms Raceprovides an international survey of this phenomenon and a valuable exploration of the controversies surrounding it." (Jose Graziano da SilvaDirector General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)"The Global Farms Raceis an exceptional book, easily the best on land grabs of any that I have seen." (Lester BrownPresident, Earth Policy Institute)"The Global Farms Racemarks an important turning point in the current discussions of global agricultural land investments and acquisitions. The volume presents a range of balanced perspectives on the issue, and the authors take a thoughtful approach to the historical context in which these deals are taking place, the measurable social and environmental impacts of land acquisitions, and the roles of investors and governments in improving the future outcomes of global agricultural land investments." (Rosamond NaylorProfessor and William Wrigley Senior Fellow, Freeman-Spogli Institute)