This book posits that there is entirely too much hype and not much substance in the "global land grab" that media assure us is happening. The author recommends a sober look at the types of acquisitions that have been taking place and why they have systemic roots that are hard to account for and correct.
Latin America, Asia and Africa come under the microscope, as it's primarily the region between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn that's seeing the most investment taking place. Furthermore, it's mostly agricultural investment in monocultures that is preferred, soybeans and palm oil with incidents of cassava, bananas and sorghum.
The ubiquitous disregard for locals is notable, as is the preference for heavy government subsidy over serving the market. There's also a segment of the book going into water-grabs in the Andes region of South America and a dangerous precedent that entails. It's a solid book that runs a bit long, but lends a lot of insight.
7/10