"Not only is California the world’s eighth largest economy, it is an agricultural superpower. It..."

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Not only is California the world’s eighth largest economy, it is an agricultural superpower. It produces roughly half of all the fruits, nuts, and vegetables consumed in the United States—and more than 90 percent of the almonds, tomatoes, strawberries, broccoli and other specialty crops—while exporting vast amounts to China and other overseas customers.

But agriculture consumes a staggering 80 percent of California’s developed water, even as it accounts for only 2 percent of the state’s gross domestic product.

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- How Growers Gamed California’s Drought - The Daily Beast (via slantback)



from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/115206411802