Since the research agenda on agroholdings and mega-farms was elaborated in the 2017 special issue of IFAMA, much has been learned about structure, performance and management of these farming systems. Despite doubts about the sustainability of these farming systems, they have evolved and even flourished under a wide variety of governance and geographical conditions. It remains to be seen if these systems will be successful in the long run, but continued research is warranted to understand their evolution, functional forms and impacts. This special issue includes four papers examining acquisition, growth and restructuring processes under differing conditions in Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine to gain a deeper and broader understanding of these management forms. A second major focus of this special issue is in the socio-political sphere with three papers to document and better understand the corporate social responsibility of such firms in Argentina, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The new knowledge and understanding gained from these papers leads to a reformulation of the research agenda on the development of agroholdings and mega-farms in transition and emerging market economies.

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自IFAMA 2017年特刊中详细阐述了有关农作物和大型农场的研究议程以来，人们已经学到了很多有关这些农作系统的结构，性能和管理的知识。尽管对这些耕作制度的可持续性存有疑问，但它们在各种各样的治理和地理条件下得到了发展，甚至蓬勃发展。这些系统从长远来看是否会成功还有待观察，但是有必要继续研究以了解它们的发展，功能形式和影响。本期特刊包括四篇论文，探讨了巴西，俄罗斯和乌克兰在不同条件下的收购，增长和重组过程，以期对这些管理形式有更深入，更广泛的了解。本期特刊的第二个主要重点是在社会政治领域，其中三篇论文记录并更好地理解了阿根廷，哈萨克斯坦，俄罗斯和乌克兰的此类公司的企业社会责任。从这些论文中获得的新知识和新认识导致重新制定了转型和新兴市场经济国家中农业农庄和大型农场发展的研究议程。