| OVERVIEW The agriculture and food industry
in WA is huge, with agribusiness (food, fibre and fisheries)
contributing more than $8 billion every year to our economy. For the
ICT gurus - technology plays a significant role in agribusiness. The
sector uses leading technologies to ensure traceability of food
products, to maintain WA's reputation as a major food exporter, and is
continually improving scientific testing technologies.
Technology
is also used to minimise the impact of seasonal variations, disease,
pests, weeds, chemicals and other risks to the industry. With around
14,000 farms in WA, remote-sensing and satellite imaging technologies
are put to good use in obtaining accurate pasture growth rates.
WA is an industry leader in applying climate
change technologies in activities like mapping soil moisture and wheat
yields and remote-access real-time weather forecasting. Irrigation
technology is important in sustainability, and computer-controlled
systems reduce impacts and increase water and nutrient availability -
while computerised horticultural systems increase production.
WA is strong in agribusiness R&D, and there are many research
organisations and CoEs in agri-technologies - opening up further
avenues for those interested in agribusiness R&D.
Case Study: World Ag Expo pushes Aussie farm innovations into US market
West Australian ICT-agribusiness has pioneered the use of global
positioning satellite (GPS) technology in designing precision farming
technologies, and employed Austrade’s help in penetrating the US market.
Case Study: Austrade
Department of Environment and Conservation: Information Systems Research
All planning decisions made by DEC are based on timely and accurate
knowledge. Information systems are a primary mechanism for gathering,
integrating, summarizing and disseminating this knowledge. Our focus is
on research into new and improved information and knowledge management
techniques.
Read More: DEC Website
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