Scottish food secretary Richard Lochhead has announced funding in order to enhance food education.

He revealed a further £876,000 has been allocated for food education projects for the next 12 months. This will offer additional opportunities for pupils to learn about all aspects of food and support the aims of Curriculum for Excellence.

The announcement, which includes continued support for the Food For Thought Education Fund, takes the total investment on additional food education projects to almost £5 million since it began in 2010.

Lochhead says, "I want young people to not only engage with the journey of their food and its health impacts, but also open their eyes to potential careers in the industry and further afield. This funding can help them do that and its great that more money has been made available to help youngsters and, hopefully, encourage them to consider a future in the sector."

Since the food education programme began in 2010 there has been more than 374,000 individual pupil opportunities to learn through food education projects and almost 10,000 teacher training courses, with a reported increase in confidence among teachers, with food as a topic becoming more established into the curriculum.