Global Farms Race : Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security, Paperback by Kugelman, Michael (EDT); Levenstein, Susan L. (EDT), ISBN 1610911873, ISBN-13 9781610911870, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

When food prices peaked in 2008, a land rush ensued by food-importing countries and private investors in farmland overseas. Kugelman (South/Southeast Asia associate, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) and Levinstein (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, . Department of State)discuss environmental and social changes associated with large-scale land acquisitions, and regional perspectives on this trend. Includes policy recommendations, data tables, and Web resources. Based on a Woodrow Wilson Center conference held in 2009. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()