Understanding return on investment of sub-surface water management options for waterlogged areas in the Western Region

This investment aims to assist growers in making informed decisions around installation of drainage to reduce the impacts of waterlogging on crop production areas and overall farm profitability. This will be achieved through grower participation in the planning, development, monitoring and maintenance of the drainage installation trial sites. Data (cost of implementation/maintenance, water movement, establishment, biomass, yield etc.) from within the zone of influence of the drainage and outside this zone at each site will be collected over time to give growers a better understanding of the improvements in yield and time to return on investment at each site.