On a tangent, we could have programs to "modernize" some small scale operations such as the above. Many smallholders don't have the money or bandwidth to do so

On a tangent, we could have programs to "modernize" some small scale operations such as the above. Many smallholders don't have the money or bandwidth to do some basic upgrades --even essential things like cash-flow or inventory control, instead they allow momentum to keep them doing things they same way they always did things which may not fit in today's economy very well. I've been to stores that still issue written receipts and keep manual inventory --like in a ruled notebook and it's not like they don't have cell reception or don't have a phone or tablet. There are likely a million islands in the Pacific.