Call for fairer water policy for farmers
Story by Tricia Duffield
This National Water Week, the NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC) is highlighting the critical link between the water farmers use, the food on our tables and the fibre in our clothes.
Further cuts to productive water availability and rising water charges put both farmers and consumers at risk, according to the council.
NSWIC CEO Dr Madeleine Hartley told 2WEB that access to affordable, productive water was essential to Australia’s food and fibre security and supported farming families, local businesses and livelihoods across NSW.
“The economic contribution of productive water is significant. Research indicates that every 1,000 megalitres of irrigation water can support between three and six regional jobs, while one megalitre of irrigation water generates, on average, more than $2,000 in gross value through agricultural production”, Dr Hartley said.
“Nearly every product we consume has a water footprint. From the food on our tables to the fibre we wear, water connects everything.[…]
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