Web3 technology aims to give farmers control over their own data. Traditionally, farmer data is held by companies or governments, which can limit farmers' choices. Web3 changes this by allowing farmers to own and manage their data.
Tools like FarmStack help in sharing this data. Farmers can decide how and with whom to share their information. This can empower farmers and improve their services.
Many believe that technology should focus on helping farmers in lower-income countries. Innovations must be user-friendly and inexpensive to truly help them.
Difficult words
- control — the power to make decisions about something.
- traditionally — in a way that has been done for a long time.
- manage — to be in charge of or deal with something.
- empower — to give someone the power or ability to do something.
- innovations — new ideas or products that improve things.
- user-friendly — easy for people to use.
- inexpensive — not costing a lot of money.
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Discussion questions
- How can farmers benefit from owning their data?
- What challenges might farmers face when using new technologies?
- Why is it important for innovations to be inexpensive?
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