Land concentration and foreign land ownership in Argentina in the context of global land grabbing

This analysis of the role and dynamic of land concentration and foreign land ownership in Argentina describes the scale of concentration in the agricultural sector, focusing on large domestic firms, foreign companies and capital, and the possible presence of land grabbing. The examination of large units shows the different forms that access to land may take, the importance of factors other than the size of farm properties and the diversity found among these companies. Our examination of the various characteristics of land grabbing indicates what effects these processes may have both on family farms and on the global food supply.