In Land Rush the misalignment of the promise of foreign investment in commercial farming, the country's benefits (in this case Mali) and the benefits for local farmers.
While it seems there are exploitation cases to draw upon where the promises made to the subsistence farmers simply fail to materialise. Some of the interviews with local Mali farmers highlight views which question the sustainability of monetary systems.
"Only white people know the value of money. They're the ones who made it. And if they give us lots of money for our land; then our land is more valuable than their money."
