Why farming can be a safe haven in a euro meltdown

AS THE Italian financial crisis unfolded, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso warned that a collapse of the eurozone would lead to a 1930s style depression.

For many, it is just one more threat in a series of financial setbacks that have left us punch-drunk.

For farmers, and those in the food industry, it holds the prospect of being flung back into hard times, just when their lot had improved, and prospects looked good.