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Leaving Cert Agricultural Science: Markets, policy & food quality

How often Markets, policy & food quality comes up on the Agricultural Science papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Markets, policy & food quality, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Markets, policy & food quality.

(a)What is traceability in the food chain?
  1. Measuring how long a food stays fresh
  2. Tracking food back to the farm it came from
  3. Setting a fair price for the food at the farm gate
(b)Which body runs quality assurance schemes to market Irish food abroad?
  1. The Health and Safety Authority
  2. The Environmental Protection Agency
  3. Bord Bia
(c)An artisan food is best described as...
  1. Made in small batches using traditional skills
  2. Any speciality food imported from abroad
  3. Mass-produced in large, automated factories
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(a) Tracking food back to the farm it came from

(b) Bord Bia

(c) Made in small batches using traditional skills

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Markets, policy & food quality.

Higher Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q2b, Q11
2024Q2b
2023Not asked
2022Q18
2021Q10, Q16c

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Markets, policy & food quality questions

Markets, policy & food quality, 2 marks

What is adding value to a farm product?

  1. Selling it at a lower price
  2. Growing more of the same crop
  3. Processing it so it sells for more
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Processing it so it sells for more

Turning milk into cheese or yoghurt, or packaging and branding meat, earns more per unit than selling the raw product.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q9b, Q15, Q18
2024Q10
2023Not asked
2022Q9
2021Q7

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Markets, policy & food quality questions

Markets, policy & food quality, 2 marks

Which Irish body runs the quality assurance schemes for beef and dairy farms?

  1. Teagasc
  2. The EPA
  3. Bord Bia
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Bord Bia

Bord Bia audits farms on welfare, traceability, hygiene and sustainability. Certified produce can be marketed as quality Irish food.

Markets, policy & food quality, 2 marks

Which Irish body gives advice, research and training to farmers?

  1. The EPA
  2. Teagasc
  3. Bord Bia
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Teagasc

Teagasc is the Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Its advisors, research farms and colleges support farmers.

Markets, policy & food quality, 2 marks

A major selling point of Irish beef and dairy abroad is that?

  1. The animals are mainly grass-fed
  2. The animals are kept indoors all year
  3. There is no traceability
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The animals are mainly grass-fed

Mild, wet weather lets Irish cattle graze for much of the year. Grass-fed food is marketed as natural and sustainable.

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