The promotion of large-scale land investment is based on the belief that combating hunger requires boosting food production, and that supply has been lagging because of a lack of investment in agriculture. Hence, if investment can be attracted to agriculture, it should be welcomed, and whichever rules are imposed should encourage it, not deter it.
但潜在的问题比原则所规定的要更加深层次。一直以来对于大规模土地投资的推广是基于这么一种理念，那就是对抗饥饿必须增加粮食产量，而供应的紧缺是因为缺乏对农业的投资。因此只要能把投资吸引到农业上面就该受到欢迎，而相关规则无论如何都不能遏制投资，而是要鼓励之。