We don't need government to CONTROL the local production. Especially the kind of empty suits who are afraid to "open the floodgates on similar and other unique business ventures" (O MY GOD!!! If this isn't an example of a monkey running a zoo I don't know what is.)

Government could collect data about produce being grown and make it available to producers so they could avoid loosing money either when all plant too much of the same crop one time or not enough another time. Also provide no/low interest loans/grants for developing sustainable irrigation systems, education, seeds, etc. - And NOT grant one member of the oligarchy a monopoly on something and prevent anybody else from competing with him.