World's richest farmers who minted money from agriculture

Bao Hongxing As the chairman of the largest private company in the China’s Jianxi Province, Bao Hongxing has a net worth of $1.3 billion. The company produces, researches and sells pig feed, but it also deals with pig farming, storage services and the acquisition of grains.

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Fu Guangming He is the chairman of Fujian Sunner Development and shares his fortune with his daughter, Fu Fenfang, who holds the position of the company’s director. With a net worth of $1.5 billion, Fu Guangming made his fortune through the poultry business.

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Qin Yinglin Another family owned business, Muyuan Foodstuff is the company that helped Qin Yinglin make a net worth of $2 billion as the chairman of the company. Muyuan Foodstuff is the largest pig breeder in China

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Vadim Moshkovich Vadim Moshkovich started out in the business world by selling vodka, oil and…apartments in the early 1990s. After making profit, he decided to invest in land, thus creating Rusagro, one of the largest pork and sugar producers in Russia.

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Andrej Babis Most consider Andrej Babis to be a Czech version of Donald Trump. With a net worth of $3.4 billion, he is the deputy prime minister and minister of finance of the Czech Republic. To avoid conflicts of interests, he put his company, Agrofert, into a trust.

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Harry Stine Harry Stine is the classic “farm boy” that managed to make it to the top, having a net worth of $3.5 billion. He made his fortune by licensing corn and soybean genetics to large multinationals, such as Syngenta or Monsanto.

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Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer A member of the Saudi royal family, Prince Sultan Al Kabeer founded the dairy company Almarai in 1977. In 2005, he made the company public, keeping 24% stake, which brings him to a net worth of $3.8 billion

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Stewart and Lynda Resnick The couple has a net worth of $4 billion, made from their almonds, oranges and grapefruits grown on their own land. The family owns land in the Central Valley of California and in South Texas.

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SteaLiu Yonghao He is the main force behind New Hope Group, the conglomerate that controls New Hope Liuhe, where his daughter is the chairman. With a net worth of $4.6 billion, Liu Yonghao and his family made it to the top by focusing on the agriculture and animal husbandry sector. wart and Lynda Resnick The couple has a net worth of $4 billion, made from their almonds, oranges and grapefruits grown on their own land. The family owns land in the Central Valley of California and in South Texas.

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Liu Yongxing Just like in 2016, Liu Yongxing, the brother of Liu Yonghao, holds the first place among the wealthiest farmers in the world, with a net worth of $6.6 billion.

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