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Digital farm learning for children provides ‘massive opportunity’ amid school closures

News26 Mar 2020Mollie Leach

The shift towards digital education for children will provide a ‘massive opportunity’ for agriculture, as thousands of schools close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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