Agriculture is critical to developing countries, both economically and in its potential to improve people’s lives. Healthy, sustainable and inclusive food systems are critical to achieve the world’s development goals. Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050. Growth in the agriculture sector is two to four times more effective in raising incomes among the poorest compared to other sectors. In some of these countries, agribusiness is one of the most dynamic economic sectors leading to debates on whether its expansion offers opportunities for local development, while overcoming the current simplified strategy of expansion into new agricultural frontiers with high social and environmental costs.