...In the midst of a severe food and economic crisis, the “land grabbing” trend has grown as an international phenomenon…This private sector investment in agribusiness in developing countries is promoting an agricultural system that is potentially dangerous to the world’s rural poor in a number of ways, each of which are examined in turn in this section… Another danger of the land grab movement is that commercial land deals are coming into direct conflict with land reform efforts in many developing countries… Another dangerous element of the land grab trend is the shift from domestic to foreign control over food resources and food-producing lands...[refers to Addax International, Al Qudra, Alpcot-Agro, Black Rock, Black Earth Farming, Cheil Jedang Samsung, China National Overseas Oil Corporations, Jarch Capital, Morgan Stanley, PT Daewoo Logistics Indonesia, Sinopec]