New mapping tool to help safeguard protected cropping industries

This article is about new mapping tool to help safeguard protected cropping industries. Australian horticulture growers are being urged to contribute to the creation of a high tech mapping tool to improve biosecurity preparedness and natural disaster response efforts. The avocado, citrus, macadamia, mango, banana, and olive industries have adopted the mapping tool to help better understand industry extent, develop crop forecasts and production plans, and support decision making around labour, supply chains, and resource requirements.