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Agriculture is very important. We have( A) many kinds of things, such as rice, fruits and
vegetables, for a long time. Through agriculture, a lot of foods are produced, so we are able to have
food every day. Agriculture is necessary for our lives in many ways.
In Japan, today, more and more people are thinking about agriculture. One of the reasons is the
safety of food. Some people ask, “Does this carrot come from our local area?” or “Is this cabbage s
produced with agricultural chemicals?"
Some people like to buy fruits and vegetables produced near their homes. It is called chisamatia
in Japanese. This means “to consume the farm products in the area that has produced them”
In the United States, they have the movement called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
People give some money to the farmers ( B ) in their local area, and get fruits or vegetables from 1n
them. In other words, consumers support the farmers in their own community.
Chisanchisho and CSA have some good points for people. First, consumers know which farm the
fruits and vegetables come from. Second, the fruits and vegetables are fresh and taste delicious
because they are carried for a short time from farms to stores. In addition, consumers can choose
the farmers who don't use agricultural chemicals. OSo (a chance for / give consumers / can / 15
getting better / of movements / these kinds) products.
Farmers are also careful about the safety of food. Agricultural chemicals are used to protect fruits
and vegetables from insect pests, but using agricultural chemicals too much is sometimes bad for
people. So, some farmers are trying to produce fruits and vegetables( 2 ) agricultural
chemicals. Instead of agricultural chemicals, they use some kinds of insects.
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Plant lice are insect pests for vegetables. If farmers do not do anything, many vegetables wIll De
eaten by them. So some farmers use ladybugs. Ladybugs like to eat plant lice. So the farmers nope
that ladybugs will eat many plant lice. As a result, they don't use any agricultural chemicals.
Through agriculture, we can get many foods from nature. So agriculture is necessary for our I
When we think of our future, we should be more careful about our foods to improve our lives. 医
語句 agriculture 農業
chisanchisho 地産地消
fresh 新鮮な
plant lice plant louse (アプラムシ)の複数形
vegetable 野菜
local 地元の
agricultural chemicals 農薬
Community 地域社会
consume 消費する
protect~~を守る
insect pest 害虫
Consumer 消費者
insect 昆虫
ladybug テントゥムシ
