Potatoes in the Democratic Republic of the CongoCEFR A1
10 Oct 2025
Adapted from Laura, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Daniel Dan, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Potatoes are important in the DRC.
- They are a key food for many people.
- Farmers grow potatoes in North Kivu.
- Good farming methods help farmers produce more.
- Different types of potatoes grow in the area.
- Farmers learn to grow potatoes better.
Difficult words
- potato — A round vegetable with brown skin.potatoes
- farm — Land used to grow crops.farmers, farming
- grow — To cause plants to develop.
- important — Having great value or significance.
- food — Any substance that people eat.
- method — A way to do something.methods
- produce — To make or create something.
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Discussion questions
- What types of food do you think are important in your country?
- How do farmers learn better methods?
- Why is it important to have different types of potatoes?
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