What land and water resources are invested in grain production in the Western Region?
The southern sections Western region experiences a mediterranean climate, where yields depend upon good winter rains, as spring rainfall is generally unreliable. The Northern Kununurra district is affected by tropical weather systems. Enterprises in this region are large in size with a narrower range of crop options when compared to other regions. The export market dominates the smaller domestic market of this region. A leader in grain storage practice, this region has transport advantages to South-East Asia. In 1999, the Western region included: • 5,405 thousand hectares of field grains • 87 thousand hectares of oilseeds • 1,1567 thousand hectares of grain legumes • no rice production Grain production is distributed according to sub-regions as presented in the following table.
