About
Project Objectives
The project is aiming to improved productivity and profitability in the sugar industry by undertaking a series of works including:
- Conducting training and capacity building programs targeted at irrigators, advisors and service providers in each region.
- Progress industry advisors through a program of irrigation system data collection, analysis, benchmarking, discussion, reflection and evaluation.
- Developing resources to support ongoing technical and profitable irrigation decision making, though development of case studies, information sheets, a handbook and ready-reckoner tools to support irrigation system selection, design and operation.
Locations
The project is being delivered in all the irrigated sugarcane growing regions in Queensland through four innovation hubs centred in the i) Southern Region (Maryborough, Childers and Bundaberg), ii) the Central Region (Mackay, Sarina, and Proserpine), iii) the Tablelands and, iv) the Burdekin
Delivery Team
The project is being led by the University of Southern Queensland with funding from Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program and Sugar Research Australia.
Agritech Services and Daley’s Water Service are key technical delivery partners.