With plentiful land, will Canada become a target for offshore farms?

Countries like the U.S., short on fertile land and worried about long-term food security, are on the lookout for possible steals abroad. Author Eric Reguly says of this trend, “such ‘offshore farms’ are a quiet, though burgeoning, form of neo-colonialism. And they have the potential to unleash a new food crisis.” Deals like these effectively lock away food supplies, cutting their availability in the world market, and serve the interests of rich nations who can afford the land at the expense of poor ones. Full story: The Globe and Mail