Agriculture plays a vital role in Tasmania, contributing to our social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Agriculture utilises new technology, employs thousands of people and keeps many rural communities alive. Tasmanian produces quality fresh food that Tasmanian families and those across the country and world enjoy.
Teaching food and fibre can seem overwhelming when you are not an expert in the area. Rest assured you do not need to be! Many of the units available are designed in such a way that you, as the teacher are a co-learner, provided with teacher notes, plus readily available resources that are mainly web-based. Most importantly, you will find that you learn with the students and make genuine discoveries with them.
In Tasmania, Agricultural education is underpinned by the Tasmanian Agricultural Education Framework You may find the planning guides useful to show where food and fibre sits within the curriculum - Food and Fibre planning guides
PL opportunities
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunity
Professional Learning Institute Various dates and site in Tas.
PIEFA Primezone Academy Online Anytime
CSIRO Taste and Learn Online Anytime
Relevant documents and reports of interest
Food, Fibre and Forestry Facts
Food Fibre and our Future 2020 PIEFA student survey report
Room to Grow Challenges for the future of food and fibre education in Australia.
Australian Food and Fibre Production Curriculum Grade 5/6 ACARA
Australian Food and Fibre Production Curriculum Grade 3/4 ACARA
Attracting Youth into Agriculture A model for Tasmania
Tasmanian Agricultural Education Framework
Relevant Competitions
Qld Schools Plant Science Competition
Tasmanian Science Talent Search
Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize
UTAS Science and Engineering Investigation Awards
SPECTRA – Ag cards available