Land & Water Australia. 2008. Research. [Online] (Updated March 8th, 2010)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/2646 [Accessed Friday 12th of March 2010 03:29:00 AM ].
Research
NPSI manages research across four key themes. Find out about these themes and browse our projects here…
Current Projects
View a list of current NPSI projects…
Download a 4 page summary of NPSI Goals and current research and development projects.
Research Priorities
NPSI’s projects focus on reaching four goals:
Goal 1: Sustainable Production in a Water Scarce Environment
Water scarcity is a significant sustainability issue for Australian Irrigation now and into the future. Research is needed to assist irrigation industries to adapt to increasing variability of supply, increasing competition, reduced allocations and increasing pressure on water quality so that irrigators can modernise their practices in a way that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Goal 2: Sustainable Futures and the Environment
The future of sustainable irrigation lies in its capacity to respond to economic, environmental, community and policy needs. The consequences of changes to irrigation systems to meet current and future needs and expectations need to be understood from farm, community, industry and landscape scales.
Goal 3: Knowledge into Practice
R&D projects do not serve their purpose unless the findings are delivered to end users (irrigators, water managers and policy makers) and applied. In many cases the research has been done and technical options developed, but they have not been tested or made accessible for adoption. Applied R&D approaches provide a process where research and end users work together to find solutions to problems, increasing the likelihood of adoption.
Goal 4: Research & Development Leadership
The irrigation industry has many diverse organisations and interest groups from the public and private sectors. National leadership for Irrigation R&D that leads to accelerated and efficient implementation is required.
NPSI follows almost a decade of research conducted under the National Program for Irrigation Research and Development.
Browse all NPSI Research Projects…
NPSI Scholarships and Fellowships 2008
- Monitoring aqueous rootzone conditions under irrigated cotton and grains.
- Design criteria for tailwater input wetland systems.
- Effect of irrigation management of nitrate movement.
- Partitioning almond evapotranspiration.
- 2008 NPSI/IAL Travel Fellow - Matthew Shanahan.
