Cotton on: one of Australia's most lucrative farming industries is in the firing line as climate change worsens
- Written by Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
The northern Murray-Darling Basin produces 93% of Australia’s cotton. Cotton is one of Australia’s biggest agricultural industries – worth about A$2 billion each year – and a steady supply of water is crucial for production.
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