This paper is the first to provide both theoretical and empirical evidence of farmland globalization whereby international investors directly acquire large tracts of agricultural land in other countries. A theoretical framework explains the geography of farmland acquisitions as a function of...

This paper is the first to provide both theoretical and empirical evidence of farmlandglobalization whereby international investors directly acquire large tracts of agricultural landin other countries. A theoretical framework explains the geography of farmland acquisitionsas a function of...

Recent strong commodity prices have led to increased investor interest in farmland. Global analysis indicates that suitable land to bring into cultivation is available but concentrated in a limited number of land-abundant countries in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. In a much larger...