Assessing the Water and Agricultural Resources of Northern Australia

Explore the comprehensive findings of a 2.5-year, multi-disciplinary Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment led by CSIRO in this 57-minute webinar. Gain insights into water and agricultural resources in Northern Australia, aimed at improving investor and regulator confidence and informing public funding initiatives. Discover broad learnings applicable globally, including digital soil mapping, gross margins, vertical integration, double cropping, and aquaculture. Examine economic considerations, ecological costs, and instream impacts. Learn about the NAWRA Explorer tool and access groundwater reports. Understand the challenges of low returns, opportunities in horticulture, and considerations for future investors in this region.

Introduction
Introductions
Outline
Northern Australia
Improving investor confidence
Purpose
Assessment
Digital Soil Mapping
Nora Explorer
Lessons and failures
Gross margins
Gross Margin
Vertical Integration
Double Cropping
Aquaculture
Economic considerations
Products
Thanks
Takehome messages
Groundwater reports
Low returns
Opportunities
Horticulture
Future investors
Ecological costs
Instream impacts
Summary