Land capability study for horticulture in the Swan Valley
1991
Campbell-Clause, J.M. | Moore, F.A. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Midland)
The Swan Valley is an important agricultural, recreational, tourist and heritage area in which there are a number of competing land uses because of its location close to Perth. The traditional agricultural use, mainly centred around the viticulture industry, has to compete with tourist development, urban encroachment, hobby farms and clay extraction. A land capability study was done using the existing soil series map of the Swan Valley. The map units were assessed for 11 land qualities which were then related to the land use requirements to derive the land capability ratings. A corridor of prime horticultural land for table grape production has been identified adjacent to the Swan River. This corridor would be suitable for a special horticultural zone within the Swan Valley Rural Zone. Tight control over alternative land uses would be needed to protect the prime agricultural land and ensure the long term prosperity of the table grape industry. The competing land uses include subdivision, tourism and clay extraction.
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