“Gates invested $10 billion in global health in 2019, a smart move because making vaccines more accessible creates a 20-to-1 return, according to the Microsoft co-founder.
Gates has been gobbling up farmland for years and has recently become the largest owner of U.S. farmland in the world. Other billionaires are also buying land, including Jeff Bezos and Ted Turner
Concerns were shared earlier this month by farmer Will Harris, who owns a family farm that’s over 150 years old. Benzinga covered the story. The farmer shared his concerns, ranging from overuse of technology to misplaced blame on animals and the focus on plant-based protein. Most alarming was his reference to Gates’ attempts to influence agriculture systems in India and Africa and their perceived failures. Harris even went so far as to call the attempts a fiasco.”