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As North America and Europe grew through the Industrial Revolution, their agriculture sector has completely transformed small-sized farms to commercialized, large-scale ones that cultivate massive amounts of crops.
Small farmers across the world can rarely compete against industrialized farms.
Such commercialization instigated mega-sized agribusinesses to employ reckless means, such as using excessive amount of pesticides, to expand their business.
In the 1980s, just over 150 agribusinesses produced crops that feed the whole North American and European population.
However, small-sized farms are coming back because of the increased concern modern society has about industrialized crop production.
As more and more people look for organic farm produce, local farmers are taking their proximity to consumers as an advantage in selling organic crops.
These farmers have started to maximize their profit by creating networks among themselves and using them to create small stores within a community.
By marketing the stores' proximity and healthiness, they are able to rake in a lucrative profit.
Large agribusinesses were able to supply their products to almost every supermarket they could find.
But because small organic stores have limited space, their capacity to carry a variety of food products or supply them to other grocery stores is difficult.
This is why many organic stores are opening websites for online shopping.
Once an order is registered online, farmers can prepare the product right at their farms and deliver it to customers instead of doing so at their small, crowded stores.
This service has proved to be popular, as working moms are able to shop for healthy food products conveniently at home.
Regarding the cost of not using pesticides, most organic farmers are relying on traditional methods that work well.
Furthermore, most of the traditional methods are recognized by environmental organizations as safe for the environment.
Many governments, understanding the advantages of small, organic farming, are publicly supporting it by building relevant institutions, sending out experts and campaigning.