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A global race has begun for one of the world’s most precious resources - land. Big investors are pouring in billions. Their arrival can bring progress - and spark life-and-death struggles. FT correspondents report from Ethiopia, Myanmar and Indonesia in a special multimedia series. With support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Ethiopia: The billionaire's farm
Mohammed al-Amoudi has spent $200m planting a rice farm the size of 20,000 soccer pitches. But old grievances linger in this fertile corner of a land stalked by hunger.
Myanmar: The dispossessed
Two pipelines stretch from the Bay of Bengal to China. They have opened up a trail of conflict over land, as a nation struggles to open up to the world.
Indonesia: Saving the earth
Norway's government has offered Indonesia a billion dollars to save its rainforests. Now its ministers are heading to the Borneo jungle to see if there is any chance of success.
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Mohammed al-Amoudi has spent $200m planting a rice farm. But old grievances linger in this fertile corner of a land stalked by hunger