Educating people about farming and food production has become a key element of the aim of promoting Cornish agriculture, says the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association.

Farm and Country Days were introduced in 2013 by the RCAA and Cornwall Food and Farming Group. The core aim of the event is to educate primary school children about farming and food production.

To date 4,500 seven- to nine-year-old pupils from schools across Cornwall have attended the successful event which is held at the Royal Cornwall Showground at Wadebridge.

A fresh set of 1,500 pupils from 41 schools are booked to attend this year’s event which will be held on March 21 and 22.

The children will be given a hands-on interactive experience showing them what farmers and food producers do, tracking the journey food takes from field to fork.