4. How do you feel about organic food? Well, I think that food producers should definitely limit the amount of chemicals and
pesticides they use on their crops. We hear a lot about genetically modified food and it doesn't
sound so appealing. I think that pesticides and insecticides can be useful, but they should only be
used as a last resort (= in extreme cases). I think that more and more customers will buy organic
food in my country. Now that people's living standards are higher, they are ready to pay more in
order to enjoy safer, and maybe tastier, products.
5. Should governments give financial support to the agricultural sector? Of course! Nowadays, there is a huge gap between farmers' and city people's living standards.
Farmers who cultivate a very small portion of land cannot make that much money. The
government does allocate insurance and financial support to farmers, but it is still not enough for
them to lead an easy life. In January, for the New Year, the government passed some policies to
lower the taxes for farmers, and to modernize the agricultural sector.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technological developments in farming? Right now, I can only see advantages to the modernization of farming in my country. Many
young people leave the rural areas where they were born because they know they cannot make any
money if they stay to work in the fields. I believe that if they had access to modern farm
equipment, they would be able to cultivate more land, and they would make more money. I read in
my history books that modernization could make farmers lose their jobs, but I think that so many
men are reluctant to become farmers that these technological developments might actually
encourage more young men to farm the land, instead of moving to the cities to look for a different
job.
