Agriculture, where appropriately managed, has enriched the life of its stakeholders in a variety of ways. The welfare generation is exemplified by two types of local agricultural movement: organic agriculture and seed conservation. The former has enabled the buyer of organic foods to enjoy a variety of safe, fresh produce picked at its prime, and let the community conserve the rural landscape. The latter has provided urbanites with the opportunity to appreciate the wealth of traditional foods, and farmers with a means of defying monopolistic suppliers. As illustrated in the schemes observed, food-mediated partnership can also act as a safeguard against life-threatening events, suggesting that their daily operation has contributed to the renaissance of strong ties within the community. It is high time that we acknowledged food-mediated partnership as a viable option for our economy as against global free trade, which is unlikely to help us survive in an increasingly uncertain future.
