Australian kids think yoghurt grows on trees

Most Australian children in their last year of primary school think cotton socks come from animals while one-quarter believe yoghurt is from plants, a study warning of the growing gap between city and country found on Monday.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) survey of almost 1,000 students in grades six and 10 found widespread misconceptions about food processing and farming.

An overwhelming majority knew where potato chips and coffee came from but almost 20 per cent of the younger age group - aged between 10 and 12 years - thought pasta came from animals and scrambled eggs from plants.

Some 75 per cent said cotton socks were an animal product and 27 per cent believed yoghurt was derived from plants.

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