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Why is Bill Gates Buying So Much Farmland?

By Ag Funder

For many investors, farmland was not on the radar as an investable asset class until earlier this year, when it was revealed that the largest owners of U.S. farmland were none other than Bill and Melinda Gates. Many were speculating about Gates motivation for the acquisitions was it part of his larger sustainability strategy? As it happens, Gates says these investments are, in fact, n...