In the soleplannedeconomyemploymentstructure, the relation betweeneducationandfarmers, employment is not close, and thegoal of farmersaccepting education is "jumps the agricultural gate".
In a statement, the UFU president said Northern Ireland farmers had invested in a "birth to farm gate" traceability system in the local red meat sector, which was complemented by the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme.
Farmers have long called for the food supply chain, which can involve many traders and processors between farm gate and consumer plate, to be overhauled and simplified.