The HRI-1, which Member States adopted in 2019 to measure the use and risks of pesticides, has been contested by PAN Europe ever since its adoption and was since found to be inappropriate by the European Court of Auditors. However, the indicator currently proposed to measure progress towards this target – Harmonised Risk Indicator 1 (HRI-1) – is of great concern to NGOs and the European organic movement, as it seriously undermines the ambition and credibility of pesticides reduction efforts. This urgently needed proposal must start the much-needed transition to a health-, climate-, and biodiversity-friendly food system by making the Farm to Fork Strategy’s target for a 50% Union-wide reduction of – both the use and risk of – chemical pesticides by 2030 legally binding. How can I incorporate Farm to Fork into my teaching?Ī free teaching resource booklet and a Power Point presentation on how to play the game have been developed to support educators in introducing Farm to Fork into the classroom.Environmental NGOs and organic movement call on Commission to develop a new indicator to measure progress towards the Farm to Fork pesticide reduction targetīRUSSELS, 9 JUNE 2022 – The organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative Save Bees and Farmers (signed by 1.2 million Europeans demanding a 80% reduction of synthetic pesticides by 2030 and a full phase out by 2035) and the European organic movement are looking forward to the European Commission adopting a proposal for a Regulation for a Sustainable Use of pesticides (SUR) on 22 June. It may also be suitable in some Year 6 classrooms. Which student cohorts is the game best suited to?įarm to Fork has been designed and specifically mapped to the WA Curriculum for Year 7, 8 and 9. Students will complete the game with an understanding that food supply chains are complex, learning that decisions at each stage can influence the nutritional quality, waste generated and economic viability of the product.Įmail: FAQ How can I download the Farm to Fork game?įarm to Fork is available now as a free download from the App Store (for ipad) or ECU (for windows desktop) ![]() The game centres on the journey of a food commodity – the humble potato – from production to consumption (farm to fork), with levels and challenges to highlight learning outcomes at each stage. The game was developed by academics across ECU’s Schools of Medical and Health Sciences, Science, Education, and Arts and Humanities, in collaboration with school students and teachers. Now, a group of ECU researchers has developed a timely new educational video game aimed at helping adolescents make sense of how food production and the supply chain works.įarm to Fork is a transformational video game aimed at students from Years 6 through 9, specifically developed as a free resource for educators in line with the school curriculum.Īvailable for iPad and Windows desktop, Farm to Fork has been designed to provide teachers and home schooling parents with an interactive and immersive tool with which to educate students about the health, economic, scientific and social realities of food production systems. ![]() Many consumers, including young people, interpreted empty shelves and limitations on staples like flour, pasta and rice with alarm, believing them to indicate genuine shortages of foods and other products as opposed to disruptions to the supply chain. Recent years have seen Australians confronted by bare supermarket shelves and major restrictions on their grocery purchases for the first time in their lifetimes, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and severe weather events. Scholar in Residence - Secondary Internship.Partners in Literacy and Numeracy (PLaN).Quality Teaching Performance Assessment (QTPA).
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