Irrigation modernisation will add value

摘要

High value horticulture is the future for Sunraysia's communities, considering economic as well as environmental challenges. This is the view of Ron Leamon, managing director of Lower Murray Water, who says that while there has been a decline in the number of producers and the area irrigated, it is possible for this decline to be corrected. "Water availability itself is not the primary issue," he said. "More important is the commodity price, coupled with capacity to produce high value crops."