Sustainability
The Sustainable Wonder Crop With Positive Environmental Impact
By expanding oilseed and biomass cropping and manufacturing sustainable products the following solutions:
• Domestic and Global Food Security – North Queensland agriculture assets are underutilised with many thousands of Hectares that can be brought into Production with a known infrastructure and supply chain.
• Increasing the variety used in broad acre rotational crop offers soil health benefits, deep roots use ground water and reduce its salinity. Erosion of topsoil is limited thereby reducing water pollution. The plants roots provide nitrogen and other nutrients to the soil. After the harvest, this soil makes for excellent compost amendments for other plants
Barrier Reef Regulations
Under new Barrier Reef Regulations, cane farmers must not leave their land fallow. For example, one of the bast crops, Hemp, has a 100 day growing cycle and ease of cultivation and harvest provides a cash crop alternative. A key advantage is to enable farmers to diversify their farming systems as hemp provides a rotation crop option within their primary crops.
Regional Economic Infrastructure
Wandarra is positioned to significantly enhance the regional economic infrastructure of the North Australian agricultural and food manufacturing sectors. The fundamental economic benefit to Northern Australia will be creating increased productivity, increased profit margins, and a better bottom line for agricultural enterprises. Jobs will be created on farm, manufacturing and agricultural support industries.
