In the current business environment businesspeople have to be frugal with their money. Small family farmers have always been that type. One year of bad weather or bad crops and it's another year before there even a chance for income, so expenses have to be carefully considered.
However, farmers in the 21st Century don't just harvest their crop and haul it down to the nearest co-op like in the good ole days! If they're going to be successful, they have to be just as well versed in understanding the marketplace. Luckily a relatively new website smallfarmcentral.com is introducing E-business to this age old business.
Smallfarmcentral.com offers small farmers an opportunity to introduce themselves to the world of the web in a big way. From developing a local following to selling nationally. Taking credit card orders to managing inventory. Right off the bat it's easy to see the opportunities for expanding the role of the farmer and viable occupation for a new generation of farmers.
It doesn't stop there. The huge popularity of the web based Farmville on facebook has entrepreneurs devising new ways of approaching the business. A web entrepreneur has developed Le Verdure Del Mio Orto ('The Vegetables from my Garden') where individuals can become virtual farmers on a real farm! For EUR 850 a average everyday Farmville player will be right at home suggesting crops from 40 different types of vegetables. There is even a few options! From having a photo album of the progress to a scarecrow!
Needless to say, with organic fruits and vegetables gaining in popularity and getting a premium price. And health benefits from fresh food becoming more and more apparent. Farming looks to be a occupation with a great deal of merit for the future!
Source information from Springwise.com
Another development that could add to this the farmland that produces near 50% of the US agriccultural products may be without water!
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