According to a report by The Land Report, Bill Gates has become the largest owner of private farmland in the United States
According to data from the portal, in addition to 242,000 acres of farmland, Gates also has 25,750 transitional acres and 1,234 recreation acres, for a total of 268,985. It has lands in 19 states, its largest lands being those in Louisiana (27,952 hectares), Arkansas (19,395), Arizona (10,420) and Nebraska (8,331). Most of the estates are in the hands of the billionaire through the investment firm Cascade Investment. The company is developing several sustainable agriculture projects.
Most of the estates are owned by the investment company Cascade Investment.
It should be noted that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also has a farmland initiative, Gates Ag One, which focuses on research to help “small farmers adapt to climate change and make food production in countries of low and middle income is more productive, resilient and sustainable. “