Agricultural Water Demand for the North Queensland Region and Potential Impacts due to Climate Change

Sunwater and Qld Department of Natural Resources are faced with numerous proposals for irrigation development. Variation in the basis for economic, agronomic and yield assumptions between regions renders meaningful comparison of relative crop competitiveness in each region impossible. To support a consistent economic comparison of crops across proposed irrigation developments, Verterra undertook detailed spatial analysis to provide Synergies with defensible and consistent agronomic information on crop suitability, water demand, relative yield, and potential effect of climate change.