- Carnarvon banana growers are trialling a biomineral production system which could reduce fertiliser inputs
- The side-by-side trial will assess the nutritional value of the bananas as well as soil health of the plantation
- It is hoped to create a point of difference for consumers willing to pay more for produce
"If we look at adding the levels of artificial fertilisers that we add ... then you're starting to look at the same sort of thing as a junk food diet."
"If you had a 1,000 litre fuel tank and you're only getting 300 litres of fuel from it because it was leaking, you'd actually do something about it — so that's what we've gone and done."
"It gives farmers a great option to do something about fertiliser price increases and soil health."
"I realised this work was right and I'd been wrong all these years, so then I chose to try and make up for the wrongs that I've made."
"It's quite exciting to be thinking we're going to make our soil healthy, as well as our banana."