Farm

The Farm is one of the Buildings in Tropico 3 used to grow food for the population as well as generate revenue through exports. Depending on what you grow, you can also use it to create the inputs needed for rum, cigars, and canned pineapples. It's worth noting that crops have a certain elevation and humidity they prefer to grow in. When choosing to build a farm, you can use the red and green overlay to help you decide the best location and best crop to produce. The crops that farms can produce are:


 * Corn - Grows just about anywhere and is a viable staple for feeding the Tropicans
 * Banana - Prefers higher elevations
 * Papaya - Prefers humid areas. Areas with plenty of trees are often humid areas as well.
 * Pineapple - Can be used to feed the population and be sent to a Cannery to create canned pineapple
 * Coffee - Can be exported or sent to a Cannery to create canned coffee
 * Tobacco - Can be exported or sent to a Cigar Factory to create cigars
 * Sugar - Can be exported or sent to a Rum Distillery to create rum

Stats

 * Cost: $1,500
 * Base Electrical Requirements: N/A
 * Jobs Created: 6 uneducated Tropicans
 * Input: N/A
 * Output: Corn/Banana/Pineapple/Coffee/Tobacco/Sugar
 * Building Modifiers: 7
 * Corn - Default, grows in the most areas and conditions
 * Banana - Prefers high elevations
 * Papaya - Prefers humid conditions
 * Pineapple - Prefers humid, high elevations
 * Coffee - Prefers high elevations
 * Tobacco - Prefers sunny, arid conditions
 * Sugar - Prefers low elevations with high humidity
 * Upgrades: 0

Hints & Tips

 * When you find a perfect location to farm, put the farm in the red area next to it to avoid wasting perfect farmland.
 * A players island will need multiple Farms, Ranches, and/or Fisherman Wharfs to feed the population or the Tropicans will die of starvation.
 * Corn, Banana, Papaya, and Pineapple can feed your population, but Coffee, Tobacco, and Sugar have better profit margins.
 * A farm does not have a built-in garage, which means a garage will need to be placed relatively nearby for teamsters as well as farm workers.