Rising global interest in farmland: can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?

Interest in farmland is rising. And,
\n given commodity price volatility, growing human and
\n environmental pressures, and worries about food security,
\n this interest will increase, especially in the developing
\n world. One of the highest development priorities in the
\n world must be to improve smallholder agricultural
\n productivity, especially in Africa. Smallholder productivity
\n is essential for reducing poverty and hunger, and more and
\n better investment in agricultural technology,
\n infrastructure, and market access for poor farmers is
\n urgently needed. When done right, larger-scale farming
\n systems can also have a place as one of many tools…