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1. Don't grow mainly to sell. 2. Don't follow crop price. 3. Don't follow government. Important: Health Family Good food Great health => Great body & mind => Make income Don't go into debt! But... Most of people need money to pay utilities bill, medicines, insurances, car etc. It would be interesting to tell us how you did it with numbers.
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In south India (especially Kerala, which is hot and humid like thailand) this was how farming was mostly done in the 70s and 80s. (mixed farming with rice, bananas, pepper, mangoes, jackfruit, cocoa, coffee,, chicken, cows, etc). There was good food to eat, but no disposable income to buy a 2 wheeler, fund a wedding, pay for a surgery, etc. The only way was for atleast one family member to work outside farming. Or find a job out of the country, .....in the Middle East. The end result: Over time, that side of the family had more exposure to the outside world, became more educated, travelled more, had more money, and moved to the city eventually. The ones stuck on the farm were back to square one. The challenge is to find a model that provides cash income to farmers, on a regular basis. Good food isn't enough. The heart desires to travel, to own some of the things advertised on tv, .... What you are saying appeals to a hobby farmer like me, but won't make any practical sense whatsoever to someone trying to send their kids to college from the income on a 2 acre farm.
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