Since the SW WA Hub’s inception, several projects with Future Drought Fund investment and hub involvement have been initiated. Most align with SW WA Hub themes and priorities – identified following a comprehensive and consultative process.
The below table demonstrates how projects align with SW WA Hub themes for each of the hub’s four agro-ecological zones.
Agro-ecological zone
Theme
Projects
Agro-ecological zone
Mid West & Gascoyne Coastal
Theme
Agricultural Practices – Agronomy
Theme
Water Management
Agro-ecological zone
Southern Rangelands
Theme
Agricultural Practices - Livestock
Theme
Digital Agriculture
Projects
- Drone-mounted Species Recognition System
- Developing Automated Technology To Assess Natural Capital On Pastoral Leases
- Revitalising the drought resilience of Western Australia’s Southern Rangelands
- Fast tracking WA and NT to align with nutritional feed base mapping technology advancements at a national level
- Managing Rangelands for drought resilience
Agro-ecological zone
Wheatbelt
Theme
Agricultural Practices - Agronomy
Projects
- Demonstrate to growers that use of soil moisture retention technology can have significant benefits
- Supporting the adoption of biodegradable mulch technology in vegetable and perennial fruit enterprises
- Reducing technical barriers for malting barley market access using innovative technology
- Paddock Level Carbon Benchmarking
- Value added lupin exports
- Making Every Drop Count – Below and Above Ground Targeted Soil Moisture Conservation from Paddock to Landscape
- Agtech decoded: growers critically analysing the role of new technology in on farm decision making
- Improving sowing opportunities for increased farm resilience in a changing climate
- The Benefits of Shelter Belts
- Drought resilient landscapes with profitable native shrub and legume systems across southern Australia
- Avondale First People’s Traditional Produce Innovation and Manufacturing Hub
- SMART SPRAYS: maximising the benefits from rainfall
- Transformative Aboriginal agricultural methods: Maaman Marra Boodjar
Theme
Agricultural Practices - Livestock
Projects
- Agtech decoded: growers critically analysing the role of new technology in on farm decision making
- Next generation agribusiness analytics for the Eastern Wheatbelt
- WaterSmart Dams – Making Dams Work Again
- Drought resilient landscapes with profitable native shrub and legume systems across southern Australia
- Value added lupin exports
- Making Every Drop Count – Below and Above Ground Targeted Soil Moisture Conservation from Paddock to Landscape
Theme
Digital Agriculture
Projects
- Agtech decoded: growers critically analysing the role of new technology in on farm decision making
- Next generation agribusiness analytics for the Eastern Wheatbelt
- Demonstrate to growers that use of soil moisture retention technology can have significant benefits
Theme
Business Management
Projects
- WaterSmart Dams – Making Dams Work Again
- Making Every Drop Count – Below and Above Ground Targeted Soil Moisture Conservation from Paddock to Landscape
- Value added lupin exports
- Agtech decoded: growers critically analysing the role of new technology in on farm decision making
- Next generation agribusiness analytics for the Eastern Wheatbelt
Theme
Water Management
Projects
- WaterSmart Dams – Making Dams Work Again
- SMART SPRAYS: maximising the benefits from rainfall
- Transformative Aboriginal agricultural methods: Maaman Marra Boodjar
- Preliminary Investigation of Methane Emissions from Farm Dams in Western Australia
- Sustainable transformation of waste from the potato industry into novel feedstock
Agro-ecological zone
South West
Theme
Agricultural Practices - Agronomy
Projects
- Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate
- Supporting the adoption of biodegradable mulch technology in vegetable and perennial fruit enterprises
- Modern soil moisture monitoring to improve irrigation management
- The Benefits of Shelter Belts
- Agtech decoded: growers critically analysing the role of new technology in on farm decision making
- SMART SPRAYS: maximising the benefits from rainfall
- Transformative Aboriginal agricultural methods: Maaman Marra Boodjar
Theme
Agricultural Practices - Livestock
Projects
- The Benefits of Shelter Belts
- Drought resilient landscapes with profitable native shrub and legume systems across southern Australia
Theme
Digital agriculture
Theme
Carbon Footprint
Projects
- Paddock Level Carbon Benchmarking
- Avondale First People’s Traditional Produce Innovation and Manufacturing Hub
- Modern soil moisture monitoring to improve irrigation management
- Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate
- Preliminary Investigation of Methane Emissions from Farm Dams in Western Australia
- Sustainable transformation of waste from the potato industry into novel feedstock
Theme
Water Management
Projects
- WaterSmart Dams – Making Dams Work Again
- Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate
- Supporting the adoption of biodegradable mulch technology in vegetable and perennial fruit enterprises
- SMART SPRAYS: maximising the benefits from rainfall
- Transformative Aboriginal agricultural methods: Maaman Marra Boodjar
- Preliminary Investigation of Methane Emissions from Farm Dams in Western Australia
- Sustainable transformation of waste from the potato industry into novel feedstock
Agro-ecological zone
All regions
Theme
General
Projects
- Kondinin Group Drought Resilience for Agriculture Research Extension and Adoption program
- Sustainable Weather Certificate Industry project
- Wheatbelt Drought Resilience Small to Medium Enterprise Planning
- Diversified Farmland Income: Assessing the impact and opportunities for integrating renewable energy generation into farming systems and regional economies
- Barriers and opportunities for agricultural natural capital as an asset class
