It’s suddenly the ‘green calling’ worldwide! And it seems like everyone’s wearing the farming hat underneath that carefully combed hair! Well, if you don’t know what we mean, you’ll be charmed to know that farming has taken the world by a storm; quite suddenly. Infact, people all around the world have been seen, busy visiting their farms during tea or lunch breaks, regardless of where they are what their occupation is!

Is it still a puzzle? Well, to add to that a little more, it’s actually not that hard to take off 15 minutes for your own farm, which requires a daily religious to visit in order to survive. But of course, your heart will always be where your wealth is!! How can you work under a roof when you don’t know, if your maize is sown or the strawberries are harvested on time, or that the livestock is in good shape. After all you wouldn’t want to waste a land that’s so fertile that you can grow dates, strawberries, avocado, oranges, rice, wheat and cotton in the same farm irrespective of the geographical conditions and climate! See, it’s difficult to find such a farm, but not impossible.

If you have always dreamt to be a farmer, own a piece of land, sow seeds, harvest crops and yet had to bow to your talent and become something else, I got news for you. Wishing that you could have the best of both worlds, here’s something that’ll make you forget what compromise is all about.

For all those, farmers at heart out there, Facebook puts forth a mobile farm which gives you the option of working on your crops as well as your files sitting right at your desk, home or wherever you wish.

Farmville was launched on Facebook and other popular social networking sites on June 19 and it has already brought out the rural instincts of some 35 million internet users around the world, including hundreds in India. The game developed by a San Francisco-based gaming firm Zynga became an instant hit among a nostalgic urban crowd that can now enjoy the sheer pleasure of seeing chickens hatch, get the pleasure of petting sheeps, harvest their favorite fruits and vegetables and also plant trees.

According to the company’s website, FarmVille has attracted more than one million new daily active users a week on average. Funny as it may sound, online gaming addiction has been quite an issue worldwide- China has restricted online gaming to 3 hours for children below the age of 18 (they are prompted to stop) as they believe that physical activity is important as well as dealing with the issue of obesity. On the other hand the US blames online gaming addiction for the increase in the number of college dropouts. Not only is online addiction creating a problem when it comes to youth it is also hampering the productivity in the corporate sector as more and more employees are getting hooked to the concept of online gaming all over.

But regardless of the fact, executives in multinational companies or in the corporate sector, happen to be busier than ever. Because they are now farming. Literally and  virtually. And these warnings are unlikely to stop the urban farmers promising to make FarmVille the most popular ever on Facebook; the game’s popularity has been boosted by a growing trend among urbanites who love the concept of going away from the concrete.

AllFacebook, a website which tracks the popularity of applications, has estimated that there are over 72 million farmers on Facebook across a number of farming games. Although Farmville is free to play, Zynga draws revenue from online advertising and from some users who are prepared to pay for virtual goods.

Well, the reign of farming doesn’t need with FarmVille, Zynga also has another farming game, Farm Town, which happens to be Facebook’s second most popular application, incase you thought you knew all about virtual farming.

Well, we will support the green cause of course. As long as the farming goes good we won’t complain about the rest. Right on ya’ Mate!