This is a National Science Foundation newsletter from 2009, it says Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the NSF $50 Million. This is old news but $50 million goes a long way.

National Science Foundation Announces Partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Foster Sustainable Agricultural Solutions

https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114493&org=NSF

13 years later what does the National Science Foundation do?

Gives $500,000 to University of California Riverside scientist to see whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/09/16/grow-and-eat-your-own-vaccines

Now, does this explain why Bill Gates has been buying up all the farm land?

Fair warning, better start growing your own food or you will become a lab rat in the next Bill Gates research experiment.