Australian irrigated agriculture utilises about 70 % of all water used in the country, 21 % of which is derived from groundwater. Sustainability for irrigated agriculture also depends on keeping the watertables at a safe level below the rootzone to avoid salinisation and reduction in crop...

This work is focused in the Murrumbidgee catchment to help understand the value of theseasonal forecasts to rice based cropping systems. The key activities of this project include:• An overview of water allocation in the Murrumbidgee Valley• Evaluation of commonly used seasonal forecasting...

Agricultural water markets can facilitate adjustments to water scarcity and competition and enhance economic efficiency, but markets cannot automatically balance efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability goals. The consequences of water trading on soil salinity in irrigation areas are...