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vr.tr.farmer · thing-q131512

Let an agent handle farmers as an occupation by type of farming, tenure, support, safety and well-being.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Role Which farmer.

Type

Arable, livestock.

Type

Farming type.

  1. What kind of farming does the farmer do? definition
  2. On how much land? measurement

Tenure

Owner or tenant.

Tenure

Tenure.

  1. Does the farmer own, rent or manage the land? definition
  2. Under which tenancy law? provenance
Support Schemes and advice.

Schemes

Payments.

Schemes

Support schemes.

  1. Which support schemes is the farmer eligible for? boundary
  2. What are the deadlines? measurement

Advice

Extension.

Advice

Advisory services.

  1. Which advisory services are available? action
  2. Are they free? boundary
Safety Farm hazards.

Hazards

Machinery and animals.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. What are the main hazards, and how are they controlled? boundary
  2. Is training in place? provenance

Chemicals

Certification.

Chemicals

Chemical use.

  1. Is the farmer certified to use pesticides? provenance
  2. Are records kept? provenance
Well-being Mental health.

Support

Helplines.

Support

Well-being support.

  1. Which farm well-being or crisis services are available? action
  2. Is the need urgent? boundary

Finance

Debt advice.

Finance

Financial advice.

  1. Where can a farmer get independent financial advice? action
  2. Are there hardship funds? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
gimin, shōmin, flower grower, cactus grower, farm operator, agricultural entrepreneur, cactus collector, aquaculturist, vegetable grower, mariculturist, farmer from the Azores, Alternative Food Network

What it is Filled

A person who operates a farm, growing crops, raising livestock or both, as owner, tenant or manager; includes specialist growers such as flower and cactus growers and historical categories of peasant farmers.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle farmers as an occupation by type of farming, tenure, support, safety and well-being.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Operates an agricultural holding
  • Owner, tenant or manager
  • Exposed to weather and market risk
  • High occupational injury rates

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Operate farm machinery near people or livestock without safe stopping and supervision.
  • Share a farmer's yield, land or financial data without consent.
  • Apply pesticides or veterinary medicines beyond what label and law allow.
  • Commit a farmer to contracts or sales without their decision.

Only with a human decision

  • Selling crops or livestock, or changing what is grown.
  • Culling or treating animals.

May

  • Help a farmer plan, record and monitor crops and livestock on their instructions.
  • Report weather, prices and official notices relevant to the farm.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Farmers feed others but often earn little and carry high risks of injury and debt.
  • Data about farms can be used against farmers by buyers and lenders.

Who is affected

  • Farmers and farm workers
  • Livestock
  • Consumers and neighbours

Owners Filled

Steward

The farmer answers for the farm; agricultural authorities keep farm and holding registers.

Master systems

  • Agricultural holding and subsidy registers
  • Livestock registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q108290536 - registry parent class
  • Q126838368 - registry parent class
  • Q19261760 - registry parent class

related

  • agricultural worker - occupation
  • farm - holding
  • agriculture - activity
  • agricultural extension - services

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.farmer
  • Wikidata: Q131512 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131512)
  • Wikidata item: Q131512 occupation concept
  • holding number: national register id farm registration

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Farm registration and holding number
  • Types such as arable, livestock or horticulture
  • Historical terms such as peasant or yeoman
  • A role, not an appearance.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • access advisory and extension services
  • apply for support schemes
  • join cooperatives
  • find farm safety and well-being support

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Machinery and livestock injuries
  • Financial stress and mental health strain
  • Pesticide exposure

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Common Agricultural Policy
  • Farm health and safety law
  • Pesticide user certification

Context of use required Filled

  • Producing food, fibre and other agricultural products.
  • arable farmers
  • livestock and dairy farmers
  • horticultural growers
  • smallholders and family farmers
  • organic farmers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q131512: farmer - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Farmer - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should farming types be separate entries?
  • How should support schemes be localised?
  • How should well-being services be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q131512/spec.json