The leader in food and fibre education
Our Vision: Value of Australian food and fibre production is embedded in the national psyche

​Our Mission: Engage Australian schools and community through education of food and fibre production and careers.

​Our Objectives:

• provide national leadership and coordination of initiatives to encourage primary industries education in schools through a partnership between industry, government and educators;
• commission, coordinate, facilitate and manage national projects to encourage primary industries education in schools;
• provide a source of credible, objective and educational resources for schools to maintain and improve community confidence in Australia's primary industries; and
• communicate primary industries research and development outcomes in a format accessible for schools and encourage interest from schools in primary industries related careers.

PIEFA Governance

The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) is a tripartite, not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, formed through the collaboration of the Australian Government, primary industries organisations and the education sector.

PIEFA is governed by a skills based board of directors and operated by a small secretariat. The PIEFA board is appointed for a period of 3 years and is selected by a panel consisting of member representatives and an independent chair.

PIEFA is a registered charitable institution with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission. PIEFA is independently audited annually with an annual report produced and made available to members.
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PIEFA provides a credible and authoritative one stop source for primary industries educational information and resources to help build knowledge about this sector