If the farmer invests in cash crops and than the price of said crops collapses.
Granted this is less of a problem for farmers then other industries where you may have a harder time changing what you produce quickly.
Edit: Also the example in the parable doesn’t work since Alex could produce enough food for himself on his farm during the first year. Thus it’s not clear why he couldn’t do so again.
If the farmer invests in cash crops and than the price of said crops collapses.
Granted this is less of a problem for farmers then other industries where you may have a harder time changing what you produce quickly.
Edit: Also the example in the parable doesn’t work since Alex could produce enough food for himself on his farm during the first year. Thus it’s not clear why he couldn’t do so again.