Delivered by ABGC to support growers to achieve productivity and environmental stewardship.

Funded by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program for improved water quality outcomes.

The Banana BMP’s Best Practice Fund supports projects that reduce nutrient, pesticide and sediment runoff from banana farms.

• The Fund contributes up to 50% of the total project costs
• Each grower can receive up to $30,000 (excluding GST)
• This amount can be spread over multiple projects

Projects can be about meeting minimum standards, achieving best practice, or trialing something new. There are three categories that are eligible for funding:

Nutrient management and application:

Examples: installing fertigation or upgrading to automated fertigation, buying a directional spreader with a rate controller.

Ground cover and inter-row management:

Examples: buying a side-throw slasher, moving submains for wider rows, building new drains or installing subsurface drainage.

Farm layout to minimise sediment loss:

Examples: contouring, diversion banks, constructed waterways, laser-levelling, GPS to allow permanent beds.

Have a problem you want to fix but not sure what the best solution is?

Call or email the BMP Team, we’re here to help.

[email protected]

0457 924 518