The Debts of the Lenders: Japanese Return to the Farms

Agriculture bull Jim Rogers has been suggesting for quite a while now that people in the 1st world will have to go back to the farms b/c of a generational crunch in the sector. Apparently the Japanese govt has similar thoughts and is encouraging unemployed workers to migrate to the country for some good old fashioned manual labor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/business/
global/16farmer.html
(This is an older story from last month that I just discovered)

There was also an article in the Financial Times providing an update today. I am trying to find it and will post the link when I do.