Jasin wrote on Mar 19
th, 2023 at 8:31pm:
Shame all the good land is covered with cement and tar in the way of cities and suburban sprawls.
At least they're growing yellow people.
its actually going to become a major issue xavier.
a lot fo the good farmland is being turned into suburbia
more worrying is that the average age of a farmer in OZ is now 59 (61 in the usa)
its unlikely you will get people to replace them
in the USA they have 4 % unemployment but for every person in that 4 % there are 4 more , often under 40 who dont participate.
america has over 6 million men under 40 who are not working or studying and who are being supported by parents or partners and really do nothing but play games , smoke dope and watch porn.
thats your replacement farmers right there but there is zero chance they will do it. most couldnt hack 8 hours in an air conditioned woolworths.
covid made this a lot worse with sit down money and a lot of young people dont think they really need to work.
so food production is going to be a lot more expensive in the future.
farmers are too old and cant get the labor.
their kids , like mine, do a trade and head off to the city or the mines