The NIC is the peak body representing irrigators in Australia, supporting thirty-one member organisations across the Murray Darling Basin States and irrigation regions around the country. We represent major agricultural commodity groups with members collectively holding over 5,000,000 megalitres of water entitlement.
NIC is the voice of irrigated agriculture and the industries producing food and fibre for domestic consumption and significant export income. Our policy and advocacy is dedicated to a viable and productive irrigated agriculture sector in Australia. In 2017-18, total Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production (GVIAP)* increased to $17.7 billion (up 14%).
100%
AUSTRALIAN RICE GROWN BY IRRIGATION
93%
AUSTRALIA'S FRUIT, NUTS & GRAPES GROWN USING IRRIGATION
85%
AUSTRALIA'S COTTON FARMS USE IRRIGATION
83%
AUSTRALIA'S VEGETABLES GROWN BY IRRIGATION FARMS
53%
AUSTRALIA'S SUGAR IS GROWN WITH IRRIGATION
48%
AUSTRALIA'S DAIRY IS PRODUCED THANKS TO IRRIGATION
The National Conference is an incredible opportunity for our local leaders to come together from across the Murray-Darling Basin to be part of the solution – to join the conversation, to inform future policy, and to engage with leading innovators, scientists, educators, and
leaders of our time.
NIC is supporting this event by coordinating our AGM and General Meeting around the conference.
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Griffith, NSW |
Celebrating 100 Years of Rice
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Leeton, NSW |
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Toowoomba, QLD |
We want strong, healthy and vibrant communities, our members are locals too.
We want collaborative partnerships, to inform and develop well-rounded solution that drive quadruple bottom line outcomes.
We will engage and communicate with trust, honesty, truth and respect and expect the same in return.
We will be a united voide for a strong, sustainable, innovative and responsible irrigation industry adn their local community.
We will encourage continued innovation of the industry and promote new technology and best practice in water use and management.
Find out more about our community, and join our mission advocating for the Australian irrigated
agriculture industry.