As a result, modern farmers attempting to grow corn in the ancient Maya homelands have faced frequent crop failures, especially in the north.

因此，特别是在北部地区，现代农民试图在古玛雅家园种植玉米却面临歉收。

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"The prevailing attitude at the moment is more is better - more pesticides and more fertilizer - because farmers believe that to use more is to be modern," she says.

“现在，大家的普遍态度是越多越好 -农药和肥料越多越好，因为农民们认为这些东西用得多才符合潮流， ”她说。

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The Amish are primarily farmers, and good ones, despite the fact that they do not use modern farm machinery.

亚米希人主要是农民，而且尽管不使用现代农耕机械，他们还是把农事做得很好。

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Yet there is indeed a gulf in productivity between the modern commercial farmers and the campesinos.

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