Farmers lost their independence to shoe keepers and merchants because they only had one role. Merchants were capable of expanding and shoe keepers were in demand.
Small farmers could lose their farms
Severe drought, and the crash of the stock marketcausing banks to go bankrupt, which caused grain prices to drop substantially.
Losing their business as a result of bad debts
They feared that if they joined, they would lose their independence and national identity. Also, their economy was booming (world's 2nd largest exporter of crude oil), so some Norwegians were afraid that Norway would lose control over the oil resources if it joined the EU.
the economic implications would be farmers would lose crop as the result of disease in plants and animals would be affected. the farmers are losing money the crop is in shortage supply and the price in the supermarkets increase. I'm not sure about the social implications but it could be the diseases in plants and animals could mutate and affect us such as swine flu and mad cow disease.
Farms lost their independence to shopkeepers and merchants because most people like to go to one store to get all of their food. Most people are not going to go visit several farms to get various veggies.
rural farmers may lose their income
Small farmers could lose their farms
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no water to much sun
In trust we lose our independence. In cartel we retain the independence.....
farmers have to look out for there animals and plants or else they will lose there money.some farmers have huge responsibly like to have some of there workers deliver there stokes.
Farmers may lose money.
independence
Small farmers could lose their farms
Because of a serious drought
mainly the crops were collected to pay for the taxes.