Informing policy design for water quality improvements in the sugarcane industries adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef: a case study approach
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To achieve water quality targets, management practice change in the sugar cane industry has been a
large focus for natural resource management initiatives such as Reef Plan and Reef Rescue.
Considerable public funds have been targeted at landholders to change on-ground management
practices. However, the economic implications for landholders are not well understood. To further
inform future policy development of the upcoming Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 3 and Reef
Rescue 2, the economic costs and benefits to landholders are required. This research used a case study
approach to consider the economic implications of improved soil management through an extended
fallow period in the Mackay-Whitsunday region. The results demonstrate the complexity of creating
effective policy design for adoption of improved management practices for water quality in a semi perennial
farming system.