evidence: In fact, the multi-billionaires are responsible for one of the world’s most popular fried foods – the humble McDonald’s French fries. Potatoes used by the US fast-food giant, carrots and onions are among the fresh produce grown across farmland owned by the Gates, according to recent data gathered by The Land Report and NBC News. [...] From soybeans, corn, cotton and rice grown across about 28,300 hectares in Louisiana to producing potatoes across more than 5,700 hectares of land in Washington – fields so huge that they are visible from space – the agriculture investment portfolio makes Bill Gates the largest private owner of farmland in the US.