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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
70 words
- A report warns about big technology and farming tools.
- Large companies make digital farming tools hard to afford.
- Many small farmers cannot pay subscription fees for tools.
- These tools need constant internet connection and electricity supply.
- Control of farm data helps only a few companies.
- Local knowledge and genetic resources can be commercialised unfairly.
- Some farmer groups protect seeds and crop diversity locally.
- They need more public funding and rules.
Difficult words
- subscription — regular payment to use a servicesubscription fees
- electricity — power from the grid for machineselectricity supply
- control — power to decide or use somethingControl of farm data
- commercialise — sell or make money from local resourcescommercialised
- diversity — many different types of plants or crops
- public funding — money from government for public use
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Discussion questions
- Would you pay subscription fees for a farming tool?
- Should farmer groups protect seeds locally?
- Who should control farm data — companies or farmers?
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