The recent growth of 'land grabs' are leading to disastrous consequences for poor communities.
It's not necessarily a problem when wealthy companies invest in agricultural land in poor countries for commercial use. But when families are kicked off the land or less food is grown as a result, that's a very big problem indeed. Recent data indicates that at least 80 million hectares of land deals have been identified since 2001 – an area 20 times the size of the Netherlands.
And since the food price spikes of 2008, that's been happening more and more.
Demand for land has soared as investors look for places to grow food for export, grow crops for biofuels, or simply buy-up land for profit.
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