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The major food industry in the Pilbara is rangeland beef production. Irrigated agriculture and fisheries are small, but developing industries.
A high value beef product might not be the first thing people connect to the vast, dry Pilbara of WA, but Singaporean businessman Bruce Cheung has tapped into the region’s water resources as part of his vision to produce Wagyu for a global market. By developing water infrastructure to grow year round feed and produce boxed beef, he created an alternative to the region’s traditional model of turning cattle off native pastures for live export. The Sahara Forest Project in Karratha aims to produce fruit and vegetables using recycled sea water and salt water-cooled greenhouses, powered by the sun. The Northern Native Seed Industry Development Initiative (NNSIDI) will support the creation of new and innovative seed production enterprises throughout the Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, and Kimberley regions in Western Australia. The native seed industry has the potential to be a viable alternative to the current practice of wild harvesting. |