General Information
PIEFA's 2021-2022 Annual Report was released in September 2022. Previous annual reports can be found further down this page.
Access PIEFA's Strategic Plan for the 2021-2026 duration.
Where is Food and Fibre in the Curriculum?
Link Design and Technologies to Food and Fibre
PIEFA Reports
Food, Fibre and our Future Student Survey Summary Report 2020
Food, Fibre and our Future Student Survey Data Report 2020
Teachers and Primary Industries Teacher Survey Report 2021
Room to Grow - Challenges for the future of food and fibre education in Australia.
Food, Fibre and our Future Student Survey Summary Report 2020
Food, Fibre and our Future Student Survey Data Report 2020
Teachers and Primary Industries Teacher Survey Report 2021
Room to Grow - Challenges for the future of food and fibre education in Australia.
Archive Documents
PIEFA Annual Reports
PIEFA 2009 -10 Annual Report
PIEFA 2010 - 11 Annual Report
PIEFA 2011 - 12 Annual Report
PIEFA 2012 - 13 Annual Report
PIEFA 2013 - 14 Annual Report
PIEFA 2014 - 15 Annual Report
PIEFA 2015 - 16 Annual Report
PIEFA 2016 - 17 Annual Report
PIEFA 2017 - 18 Annual Report
PIEFA 2018 - 19 Annual Report
PIEFA 2019 - 20 Annual Report
PIEFA 2020 - 21 Annual Report
Articles and Reports of Interest
AgriFutures Community Perceptions and Worker Experiences Program | March 2023
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry through the AgATTRACT initiative, the Community Perceptions and Worker Experiences Program delivers key insights into community perceptions about working in agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, and explores worker experiences and the impact these have on workforce attraction and retention.
OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Paper | Labour and Skills Shortages in the Agro-Food Sector | January 2023.
The agro-food sector is facing critical labour and skills shortages that may impede the sector’s productivity growth, resilience, and sustainable development.
Grattan Institute Report | Ending the Lesson Lottery: How to improve curriculum planning in schools
Authors: Jordana Hunter, Amy Haywood, and Nick Parkinson.
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry through the AgATTRACT initiative, the Community Perceptions and Worker Experiences Program delivers key insights into community perceptions about working in agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries, and explores worker experiences and the impact these have on workforce attraction and retention.
OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Paper | Labour and Skills Shortages in the Agro-Food Sector | January 2023.
The agro-food sector is facing critical labour and skills shortages that may impede the sector’s productivity growth, resilience, and sustainable development.
Grattan Institute Report | Ending the Lesson Lottery: How to improve curriculum planning in schools
Authors: Jordana Hunter, Amy Haywood, and Nick Parkinson.
Ag Knowledge in Schools, CQUniversity Australia | AgriTech Education and Innovation Team, 2022
Australian Farm Institute | Farm Policy Journal, Winter 2022 | ARTICLE: The employer of choice or a sector without workforce?
Authors: Jim Pratley; Scott Graham; Hardy Manser; and, Joshua Gilbert.
Authors: Jim Pratley; Scott Graham; Hardy Manser; and, Joshua Gilbert.
Australian Farm Institute | Farm Policy Journal, Winter 2022 | ARTICLE: The future agricultural workforce - is the next generation aware of the abundance of opportunities?
Authors: Dr Amy Cosby; Dr Jaime Manning; Dr Kristen Lovric; and, Dr Eloise Fogarty.
Authors: Dr Amy Cosby; Dr Jaime Manning; Dr Kristen Lovric; and, Dr Eloise Fogarty.
Community Trust in Australia's Rural Industries Report (Year 2), Agrifutures 2021
Building the Agricultural Workforce of the Future, the Australian Government response to the National Agricultural Workforce Strategy, December 2021
AgUP Grants Program announcement, Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, 2021
Report: National Agricultural Workforce Strategy - Discussion Paper, Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, February 2020
Report: National Agricultural Workforce Strategy literature review, Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, 2020
'Attracting and Retaining Young People in the Sheep Industry', Jamie Heinrich 2020
Cotton with a Conscience: Australian Cotton's Story of Social Impact, Cotton Australia
'Attracting Youth into Agriculture. Developing a strategic framework to encourage young people to pursue a career in agriculture', Clare Peltzer 2020
Get Australia Growing, National Farmers Federation 2020
National Survey Report, Community Trust in Australia's Rural Industries Program, 2020
Best Practice Guide for Effective Engagement Between Teachers and the Agricultural Industry, Women in Agri-Tech Program 2020
2030 Roadmap, National Farmers Federation 2019
'Is there a future for traditional agricultural colleges?', Neil Lyon 2019
'A Decade of Agriculture Graduates’ Employability and Career Pathways', Janelle Wilkes, Adrienne Burns 2019
'Development and Application of a Distributed Leadership Framework to the Curriculum Mapping of Quantitative Skills in First-Year Undergraduate Agriculture Degrees', Janelle Wilkes, Jackie Reid 2019
'Authentic Undergraduate Research in Plant Science: The Importance of Mentor-Student Relationships', Franziska C Doerflinger, Amanda J Able, Beth R Loveys 2019
'Development of Technical Wine Assessment Skills in Tertiary Students', Amanda Able, Paul Grbin, Leigh Schmidtke, John Blackman, Sonja Needs, Ursula Kennedy, Kerry Wilkinson 2019
'Opportunities and Barriers Perceived by Secondary School Agriculture Teachers in Implementing the GPS Cows Learning Module', Amy Cosby, Mark Trotter, Jaime Manning, Bobby Harreveld, Jessica Roberts 2019
'TeacherFX - Building the Capacity of STEM, Agriculture and Digital Technologies Teachers in Western Australia', Amy Cosby, Jaime Manning, Mark Trotter 2019
'Design and Delivery of a Masterclass in Horticultural Business', Tina Acuna, David Monckton, Mark Boersma, Alison Bailey, Alistair Gracie 2019
'Using Learning Analytics to Evaluate Course Design and Student Behavior in an Online Wine Business Course', Kerry Wilkinson, Imogen McNamara, David Wilson, Karina Riggs 2019
Food Planet Health report - Eat-Lancet Commission 2019
Youth in STEM Research - March 2019
Media Release: Young Australians value STEM for the future; Karen Andrews
Media Release: Education key for future food and fibre production; Joel Fitzgibbon
Who will help run the farm? Creating a pathway to a career on farm for the next generation of farm managers - Daniel Kahl, 2017 Nuffield Scholar
Extended Agricultural Investigation - Claire Lowe, Tully State High School
Victorian Government Response to the Education and Training Committee Inquiry into Agricultural Education and Training December 2018
'FaceTime a Farmer this AgDay', Penelope Arthur, Farm Online 20 Nov, 2018
Media Release: Teachers to Learn about Food Production and Careers
'The right to farm versus the right to choose: society is having the final say', Deanna Lush, John Ralph Essay Competition Winner 2018
National Press Club Address - Fiona Simson, National Farmers' Federation President, Aug 2018
Media Release: New Partnership links kids, agriculture and Soils For Life; Soils for Life, Aug 2018
Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education - Dr John Halsey
Media Release: New figures reveal Aussies’ shocking disconnect with life’s essentials; National Farmers Federation
'What NSW Children Eat and Drink’ Report of the Chief Health Officer 2017
'City kids grow in to Agriculture', Jackie Chowns, SMH 25/26 Feb, 2017
Graduate supply for agriculture - Prof. Jim Pratley
Agricultural Education and damn statistics 1: Graduate completions, J.E.Pratley, 2015
Education for Sustainable Food and Fibre Production: Everybody's Business, Stuart Hemmings and John Halsey, 2015
Professional Agriculture - A Case of Supply and Demand, Prof Jim Pratley, 2012
Agricultural Education Review, released by NSW Minister for Education 2012
Inquiry into Agricultural Education and training in Victoria, Parliamentary Paper, 2012
Food Growing in Schools Taskforce Report, March 2012
Food, Fibre and the Future, ACER Student and Teacher Survey, 2011
Student Survey Report - AgForce & The University of Queensland, March 2011
New Blood: Attracting the best young people to agriculture, Alan Spedding on behalf of the Ryal Agricultural Society of England, June 2009
