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.
I agree...percentage has nothing to do with it. What if the land he owns for farming is hydroponic..they can grow stacks on stacks of produce. And what if they grow something that damn near every hold in the nation buys and eats. Don't tell me they haven't thought of this. How many surveys have you seen over the years that ask such mundane questions as how often do you purchase lettuce or spinach, or strawberries, or celery, tomatoes, potatoes...the list goes on and on. Grow your own food, get a hunting license, fishing license, learn how to wild forage. Save your own ass.