Entry #9: Farming crisis

          Even though in America, there’re plenty of food which are cheap and good spread throughout the country for people’s consumption, but the truth is the country which has the economy leads the world is facing farming crisis and suffering the unsecure food. How can it be possible? Well the reasons lead to this consequence is numerous. Firstly, as the circumstance, the increasing number of crisis of US now is because of the overly reliance to foreign sources of food. The trade deal like North American Trade Deal Agreement has removed almost the tax on goods coming to US from Canada And Mexico. Therefore, American obviously choose the source of food which is not only good but also cheaper than domestic foods. This is understandable that American farmers will gradually give up farming because they have no benefits anymore, maybe only older generation who has sticking with farming for long time could stay, but this is very rear. According to “Is America Facing farming crisis?”, there are only 6% of farmers are under the age of 35.

          Secondly, the condition for young people who wants to develop in agriculture is still limited. According to Ackoff, the national field director, young people who wants to develop a farm facing to a lot of obstacle, such as lacking farmland, money to succeed. Moreover, the agriculture graduated student yearly is more than the labor that the industries needed. And if the government is not doing anything to attract them, these student will not stay with this major. Comparable to China, the number of their farmer is almost equal to the the population of US. 

          Finally, if there's no one who replaces the retire-generation, the US could probably fall into the farming crisis in the recent years.