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"The Agriculture and Food Technologies context integrates content from agriculture (food and fibre production) and food technologies to enable delivery with consideration of the school context and available resources.
Agriculture (food and fibre production) focuses on the investigation of managed environments, such as farms and plantations. Students learn about the processes of food and fibre production and investigate the innovative and sustainable supply of agriculturally produced raw materials. Students develop knowledge and understanding about managed systems that produce food and fibre through designing and producing solutions.
Food technologies focuses on the use of resources produced and harvested to sustain human life. Students learn about the characteristics and properties of food. Students are provided with opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding about food selection and preparation, food safety and how to make informed choices when experimenting with and preparing nutritious food."
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Ethics in agricultural production
What is food security? Food security statistics from the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization
‘Next-gen urban farms – 10 innovative projects from around the world’
The Food Alliance – information on urban agriculture projects and ideas
Phenomenom is a fresh approach to food literacy, featuring food fact videos and PDF resources, designed to slip more serves of vegetables into every classroom. Although the intended audience is years 3-6, you will find many useful resources for years 7-8 here around food nutrition, meal planning and more. Visit the website via the link above or go directly to the Phenomenom Youtube Channel to browse the video resources.
Simple & compact gardening ideas
Ethics in agricultural production
In researching and planning legal and ethical requirements of agricultural production students may explore ideas associated with sustainability and looking after the planet, animal welfare, fair trade and healthy eating from Australian sources or from those overseas such as the Food ethics Council based in the UK
Articles extolling the unethical practice of eating certain foods make for interesting discussion such as this from the SBS website on How to eat superfoods ethically
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