Why Italian graduates are choosing life on the farm

[MTF]

Is that revenue or net? Seems average either way for 2 graduates, even if it's 4k each..

I'd say it's net, but I'm not sure. It's still 4k made by themselves, not working 9 to 5 in a dark office. And you have to start somewhere, nobody said it's their maximum potential.

We can't continue cutting forests so we can put less land efficient organic farms just so uninformed people can tell themselves they are being healthier and saving the environment while doing the opposite.

Actually organic can be more efficient than conventional agriculture. I mentioned in my original post The Market Gardener and it's one example of how organic can be more efficient and better for the environment. It's not really that much about organic vs conventional as it is about new ways of thinking (and sometimes these new ways of thinking are actually going back to what people used to do hundreds of years ago and sometimes it's about aquaponics, vertical farming, etc.).

 

[ryanbleau]

Take what you tubers claim with a grain a salt. At $25 a pound for some microgreens for high end restaurants you could make a killing in a place like phoenix/scottsdale. Not saying their numbers in time or income are accurate. Just saying the possibilities are there.

 

[GrandRub]

and if you dont sell it - you could eat it yourself

(small) agriculture and high quality organic food is very very interesting and will be more and more in demand in some groups of society.

 

[StrikingViper69]

What's government regulation like for farming? I know in the UK the food industry has all sorts of red tape at the consumer end, is there much red tape at the production end of farming?

 

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[fortu1992]

I'm from Calabria the main resources of my region are Agriculture and tourism

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