10 Further work

Following on from the investigations from this report, a number of areas of further work have been identified. These are;

• Gathering better data on irrigated land use and productivity over time;
• Gathering data on water use;
• Developing farm models for irrigated and un-irrigated farm types;
• Undertaking further analysis on how the benefits flow through the rest of the economy;
• Gathering data and doing analysis on the influences of supply and demand on products other than the main products produced by the agricultural sector;
• Undertaking further analysis on costs and benefits of irrigation compared to alternative investments and to competing and complementary uses of the water;
• Undertaking research on the degree (if any) to which irrigation capacity is constraining investment in primary sector growth.