http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13697274 In the name of economic agricultural efficiency the poor will become miserable and the hungry will perish. It is very smart to buy land to secure food for your people. In the next decades we are going to witness global wars fought over water and basic food. A very dark future for humanity that is already taking shape. They should put stuff like this in economics textbooks. God help us.