The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and its

predecessors have invested in irrigation research for nearly two

decades covering topics at the field, farm and catchment scales; and

Improving the efficiency of water use in agriculture is increasingly essential to maintain the

profitability and sustainability of farms. This involves applying only the minimum necessary

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSl) and Irrigation Australia Limited

(IAL) engaged GHD Hassallto develop a framework for future irrigation research,