Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security
by
Michael Kugelman
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
As we struggle to feed a global population speeding toward 9 billion, we have entered a new phase of the food crisis. Wealthy countries that import much of their food, along with private investors, are racing to buy or lease huge swaths of farmland abroad. The Global Farms Race is the first book to examine...