Keen and creative students from the WA College of Agriculture in Cunderdin have investigated solutions to help WA farm businesses adapt to a warming and drying climate.
Their ideas included improved water catchment systems, solutions to reduce dam evaporation and underground water piping.
The students were participating in a 2022 pilot of a Drought Resilience and Innovation Challenge initiated by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub).
The Challenge was: What is an innovative tool, solution or systems change that will increase the future economic, environmental and social resilience of WA farm businesses in a hotter and drier climate with more variability?
Entries were judged on research and knowledge, solution logic, originality, value to industry, demonstrated pathways to adoption and presentation.
The Challenge will be repeated this year with Year 12 students at the WA College of Agriculture in Cunderdin with an aim for all WA Agriculture Colleges to participate.
