MAKING it easier for South Burnett farmers to access assistance after natural disaster is a priority for Alan Broome.

Since the 2011 floods, he has been working to develop a system to map what the region is producing.

This can then be overlayed in the event of a disaster and used to determine the impact to take the stress away from primary producers.

"It is about getting the district to try and look after itself a bit better rather than sit back and wait for somebody else to run around and get the data,” Mr Broome said.

"It is a challenge, but we know that the technology is there and we have got the contacts so I have been pushing it through the ag network to get it up.”

Mr Broome has been working alongside Andrew Robson from the University of New England who played a key role in developing the system to map all avocado and macadamia orchards in Australia.

To map the orchards, everyone from a grassroots level got involved to create an app and Mr Broome said this would be key to success in the South Burnett.

"We really need producers in different areas to see the value in it and to be prepared to be involved,” he said.

"I know people could be concerned about privacy, but this data doesn't come down to individual farms it is a broader district thing.”

The data could also give an insight into how the region is developing economically and the diversity of agriculture in the South Burnett.

South Burnett senior industry development officer with DAF Stephanie Denman believes this would be the biggest benefit.

"For the council to be able to demonstrate the value and the diversity in the agriculture industry here in this region is far more valuable than anything else at the moment,” she said.

"In terms of the disaster response, it would enable us to be able to track what industries have been hit, which then allows us to do a lot of other things.”