NESP TWQ Project 3.1.8: Sugarcane Farming Risk Underwriting System, 2017-2019

Australian sugarcane farming data from the Wet Tropics region, collected between 2017 and 2019 under the NESP TWQ Project 3.1.8. The project developed a framework for commercial insurers to underwrite the risk of nitrogen practice change to reduce DIN exports. It was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling yield risk for nitrogen practice change based on the project's described framework.
• Developing insurance products for sustainable agriculture based on the tested underwriting system.
• Analyzing the impact of practice change on cane yield versus annual variability based on the project's goal.

Strengths

• Project timeframe is explicitly stated as 2017-2019.
• Data is associated with a specific research project (NESP TWQ Project 3.1.8) and organization (Australian Ocean Data Network).
• Last update metadata is precise: 2026-07-10 16:37:27.348433.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data files are listed as PNG and HTML, suggesting the primary data may not be in a standard tabular format.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Developed through a collaborative project with insurance businesses, the sugarcane industry, and government stakeholders, piloted with farmers in the Wet Tropics.

Time Range

2017-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 16:37:27.348433; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wet Tropics region, Australia