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Australian Made launches new food and agricultural resources for schools

The Australian Made Campaign in association with Kids Media has launched a new range of resources that are designed to teach school students about farming and food manufacturing.

The initiative known as Where does it come from? Farming and manufacturing in the school curriculum was created in response to research undertaken by the Primary Industries Education Foundation in March 2012.

The research found that primary school children generally have a poor understanding of where their food comes from and the new program aims to educate children on how produce and food products get from farms and factories to their plates.

Australian Made chief executive, Ian Harrison said that the program will provide children with an awareness of the effort that goes into farming produce and manufacturing products, as well as the importance of buying local.

“Australian Made and Australian Grown products are manufactured and farmed in our clean, green environment to our high quality, health and safety standards; and every purchase has a ripple effect on jobs, industry and the environment,” said Harrison.

The resources will be inclusive of an animated e-book, animated activity sheets, interactive activity sheets, lesson ideas and fact sheets on the green and gold Australian Made, Australian Grown logo.

“The Australian Made Campaign is all about ensuring a better future for Australians, particularly for young Australians and generations to come,” said Harrison.

“We are proud to provide these resources for teachers and students, and hope they help to instil a better understanding of, and appreciation for, Australia’s great products and produce.”

 

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