Agriculture over the net

The oldest profession in this world has now become a new innovation. Agriculture which concerns of growing crops and raising animals to support the livelihood of humanity is not only mere business this days but a fun and exciting internet game which also allows people to socialize while learning much about farming. Thanks to Farmville which can be played through Facebook – a social internet program that connects people across the globe.

Unlike other hardcore and violent games, Farmville is a light and pure social amusement game which promotes agriculture. It is developed by Zynga and aims to educate people on farming at the same time enjoy the excitement of a game addiction. Since its installation in June 2009, it hit 10 million users in just one month. In my opinion, part of just playing the game, it only shows that there are people who look up to Agriculture as a noble profession that must be nurtured and developed over generations to generations.

Through the game, players feel the contentment of being a farm owner; the same as farming in real life. One must go through tilling the owned land, seeding, growing crops and raising animals in order to get more money. Another is that in agricultural practices, patience is a virtue. Crops could grow months, annual, biennial, or more before it can be harvested. However, since we are talking of the game here and not reality, good thing we only have to wait hours up to not more than two weeks to grow and harvest. The same principle applies on raising animals. Adversities are not excusing indolent farmers. It enforces to both reality and the game. Farmers who don’t care about there farm experience loss, decease of both crops and animals and game expiry. Maybe they are busy with another profession like managing a restaurant or playing as a passionate fashion model, blood-raging vampire, marooned pirate, Godfather of a gang or so. Well, agriculture is not the only profession present in this world. There are others too which concerns on maintaining the balance of economy, living and lifestyle.

Farmville is a one-of-a-kind game. Not just enjoying the gain of money through playing, one also enjoys the enhancement of social skills as gaining more friends especially from other countries. It’s the primary aim of Facebook; to connect people to people and make the world smaller.

Agriculture has been bashed with the inadequacy issue. It’s clear today that many people are hungry and unsatisfied; unfilled. Since the world population has grown to millions to billions, other professions are created. Technology and development has affected the diversity of jobs but in good terms as to balance the equilibrium. It divides the people to different passions in life and thus if more professions, the tendency is only few people concentrates to one specific occupation. Fewer farmers resulted to less production of foods and directed to poverty and hunger. In hoping to combat this major problem of reality, I hope playing Farmville would realize even just half of the gamers’ population that there is a greater need for agriculture and development. In hoping to combat this major problem of reality, and by the year 2015, I hope that Farmville is not just a game played by many of us, but an eye-opener to the public of what’s happening to this world.