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You are quite correct that the least intelligent will struggle on in poverty until every last penny they and their families have earned over generation is flushed down the the drain. If the job is not viable and undermined by a cheap imported food policy, then give up producing food before it bleeds you dry.
Unfortunately that has always been the case, howsoever much we might want to convince ourselves to the contrary. My knowledge of the industry is nothing like as extensive as many people here but I do realise that it is not a business that takes prisoners. You can work very very hard in this industry and it can literally take the shirt off your back if it goes wrong, it is not a game for the uninitiated or unwary much less those who do not have financial foresight, business acumen and technical aptitude. Not only that, but agriculture is unlike many other professions, it will consume peoples working lives whole and with gusto.