Agricultural science body calls for update of Leaving Cert syllabus

THE Agricultural Science Association (ASA) has called for an immediate updating of the agricultural science syllabus for Leaving Certificate students.

ASA president Elaine Farrell said the syllabus is 40 years old and is utterly unsuited to the modern agriculture and food industry.

“Teachers and students are struggling with an antiquated syllabus that concentrates on many defunct farming systems and practices, while a host of new sciences and technologies and all of the current schemes and regulations are ignored,” she said.