Rice Crops and irrigation infrastructure provides up to 80,000 ha of surrogate wetland habitat in full allocation years.
Australian rice farms support a diverse range of native animals, birds and insects including the endangered Southern Bell Frog (Litoria raniformis) and Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus).
Six rice farmers have taken up #bitternfriendlyrice incentives this season to support this endangeredspecies.@llsRiverina@AusLandcare This project is supported by Riverina Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
The Australian rice industry pursues a balance between food production and the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin.