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When we hear about Bill Gates, one always thinks of Microsoft and philanthropy, and yet the fourth richest man in the world is farming. His investment company Cascade has been buying land for the past few years as if his life depended on it.
Bill Gates is the largest owner of agricultural land in the United States. According to a country report, the co-founder of Microsoft now owns a whopping 242,000 acres in 18 states. This purchase made many people wonder what Gates’ endgame is because he never talked about his love of growing crops and the ‘pleasant’ smell of fresh manure.
According to the New York Post, Gates’ interest in agricultural land is motivated by his desire to address the issue of climate change, as well as to help poorer countries, where people are starving.
The tabloid writes that Gates’ farming empire is run by Cottonwood Ag Management, which in turn is a member of Leading Harvest, a non-profit organization that helps farmers around the world adopt ‘better practices now’ so that we all have a healthier future can grow. for generations to come “.
Reports have previously suggested that agriculture, especially beef production, contributes to CO2 emissions that radiate heat from the sun and consequently lead to climate change.
Gates said earlier that the world without innovation will not be able to cope with climate change, which many scientists say will lead to extreme temperatures, natural disasters and the collapse of ecosystems.
To that end, Gates participates in environmental projects and invests in various companies. One of these is Impossible Foods, which produces meat substitutes.
Bruce Sherrick, a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who also sits on the board of Leading Harvest, says farms are not only part of the climate change problem, but could also become a solution.
Sherrick believes that the co-founder of Microsoft will make a big difference if he can succeed in showing that farming can be profitable and sustainable.