In Latin America, the gap between large landowners and small peasants is widening. In South Asia, many populations are currently being driven off their ancestral land to make room for large palm-oil plantations, special economic zones, or re-forestation projects.
在非洲，农村土地通常被认为是国家所有的，而政府也将其当成私产来任意支配。在拉美，大地主和小农民之间的鸿沟正不断扩大。在南亚地区，许多人被从世代居住的土地上赶走来建立生产棕榈油的大型种植园，开发经济特区或者是退耕还林项目。