A3.4 Irrigator’s views on effects of modernising off-farm infrastructure on overall farm productivity - 2016 If your water provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Your overall farm Your overall farm Your overall farm Your overall farm productivity productivity productivity productivity Negative impact Neither negative or Positive impact n positive Murray Darling Basin irrigators all 17% 46% 37% 278 – irrigator living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 16% 43% 41% 180 Basin irrigator not living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 17% 53% 30% 109 Southern Basin irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 16% 42% 43% 174 – Southern Basin NSW irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 10% 52% 38% 29 – Southern Basin VIC irrigators off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 18% 38% 45% 130 – Goulburn Murray Irrigation District 20% 39% 41% 132 Lower Murray Water/Western Murray Irrigation 24% 35% 41% 17 Murray Irrigation Ltd 11% 59% 30% 37 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area 7% 43% 50% 28
A3.4 Irrigator’s views on effects of modernising off-farm infrastructure on overall farm productivity - 2016 If your water provider upgraded water infrastructure, how did this affect… Your overall farm productivity Negative impact Your overall farm productivity Neither negative or positive Your overall farm productivity Positive impact Your overall farm productivity n Murray Darling Basin irrigators – all 17% 46% 37% 278 irrigator living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 16% 43% 41% 180 Basin irrigator not living in area with off-farm SRWUIP investment 17% 53% 30% 109 Southern Basin irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 16% 42% 43% 174 Southern Basin NSW irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 10% 52% 38% 29 Southern Basin VIC irrigators – off-farm SRWUIP investment regions 18% 38% 45% 130 Goulburn Murray Irrigation District 20% 39% 41% 132 Lower Murray Water/Western Murray Irrigation 24% 35% 41% 17 Murray Irrigation Ltd 11% 59% 30% 37 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area 7% 43% 50% 28
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