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Case Study: Bananas—Nurturing the soil and neighbouring wetlands on a banana farm in the Wet Tropics

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Project lead

Queensland Government (DAF)

Partnerships

Queensland Wetlands Program

Gaia Farms

Australian Government

Growcom

Industries

Banana farming

Activities

On-ground work, Planning

Case study type

Queensland Wetlands Program (QWP) management case study

Funding source

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Funding amount

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In-kind contribution

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Start date

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End date

Ongoing

Summary

Gaia Farm is bordered by Cowley and Liverpool Creek in the Wet Tropics. Gaia Farm developed and implemented a Farm Management System to improve their farming practices by using fewer chemicals, targeting nutrients to meet plant needs, minimising run-off, and promoting good groundcover and healthier soils that absorb and retain moisture and nutrients.

Benefits

The improved management practices will ensure that:
  • that nutrients, sediments and chemicals are staying on the farm, ensuring cleaner water is entering adjacent creeks.

Lesson

Gaia Farm focused on improving soil nutrition and plant health to fight disease. Increased soil organic matter and reduced chemical use provides a suitable soil environment beneficial for microbes and other fauna that control pests and disease.

Reference ID

Bananas

Last updated: 16 May 2015

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2015) Case Study: Bananas—Nurturing the soil and neighbouring wetlands on a banana farm in the Wet Tropics, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/case-study-bananas-nurturing-the-soil-and-neighbouring-wetlands-on-a-banana-farm-4c10/

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