The NFF’s 21 July 2008 submission highlights that rural and regional school students have lower literacy and numeracy outcomes than city students and fewer go on to study at university – yet, as modern farming involves high-tech equipment, science and skills, proficiencies in language, literacy and numeracy are essential.
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