Summary
The government’s special plan makes the help cheap, only a tiny part paid by farmers 🌱.
New technology helps give the money faster, so families can keep planting 🌟.
Key Points
4 points1
Over 240 million farmers are covered.
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Farmers pay at most 2% of the crop’s cost for the insurance.
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The government pays most of the remaining cost.
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If a storm or flood damages crops, farmers receive money to recover.
New Words to Learn
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a plant that farmers grow to eat or sell
insurance
a promise to give money if something bad happens
premium
the small amount of money a farmer pays for the promise
subsidy
extra money the government gives to make something cheaper
technology
new tools like computers and phones that help do things faster
climate
the usual weather in a place over a long time
risk
the chance that something bad could happen
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