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China's 'new farmers' learn to live stream in rural revitalisation

 

This photo taken on June 26, 2025 shows a participant of a "hands-on livestreaming bootcamp" for farmers conducting a sales presentation at an apple orchard in Penglai, Yantai city, China's eastern Shandong province. [AFP]

Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China's app savvy crowd.

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