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Li Fengshan grew up so poor he could only afford one meal a day. Today, the 50-year-old drives ?a white Maserati SUV, funded by ballooning foie gras profits from his geese farm in eastern China. Over ?the last ?10 years in China, foie gras — the fattened livers of force-fed ducks or geese — has gone from a high-end delicacy to a popular affordable product, spurring farmers like Li to become even more ambitious. His company, Changhao Biotechnology — a mid-sized foie gras producer — made 300 metric tons last year and is planning a big jump to 500 tons…
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