Introduction: "Emerging from five d ecades of military dictatorship, civil turmoil and economic isolation, Burma has lately come to the attention of international investors keen to draw profits from the country?s vast natural resources which include fertile land, minerals, oil, natural gas and timber. Frequently touted as Asia?s next economic tiger, Burma?s new quasi - civilian government raises the prospect of fundamental reforms in national politics and economics for the first time in many decades, but the reform process is still in its very early stages, and significant challenges of implementation lie ahead. While oil, gas and coal mining, hydropower projects and logging have featured most prominently to date in terms of investments in Myanmar, agribusiness has emerged at the forefront of recent government development policies. The political transformations that Burma is undergoing could be a golden opportunity for the country to engage in agribusiness to achieve economic growth with sustainable and rights - based outcomes. However, a growing body of literature and studies suggests that Burma has instead become the ?latest flashpoint in an alarming trend? of global land grabs. Sources suggest that the land and resource rights of local communities are being undermined by legal reforms that seek to liberalize foreign direct investment and place all lands under the ownership of the State, with little indication that strengthened legal protections for the rights of communities will follow..." .....has an excellent set of online references.