New information technologies allow instant access to new consumer markets around the world. Some products desired by various consumer markets require control of production all the way back to the genetics. In its purest form, the free enterprise system is not necessarily kind and can be very brutal at times. It does not care who produces what or under what conditions the products are produced. It simply cares about what is produced and whether it can be delivered in the form and time frame preferred by the consumer for the cheapest price possible.
Government sets up the rules of the game for many of the structural change factors involved.
But as previously indicated, private sector decision-makers have the most direct control over the factors influencing the industrialization of agriculture. Government policy on who can farm or own land, access to capital, consolidations and taxes all influence the possibilities of growth for private sectors entities. Regulations on environment, labor markets and management may differentially affect the cost of production for large and small firms. Policy and funding for information, research and technology influences who creates and controls access to strategic information. Policy on markets, marketing practices and market access influence the differential opportunities for firms to grow.