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Chile has private, water brokers. Water goes to the highest bidder The industry employs hundreds of people. I bet this would be a disaster for CA farmers, th
by IG_Semmelweiss 4y ago
Chile has private, water brokers.
Water goes to the highest bidder
The industry employs hundreds of people.
I bet this would be a disaster for CA farmers, though
- theshrike79 4y agoChile is also changing their constitution next month to revert the privatisation of water. It's that bad of a shitshow.
- s0rce 4y agoI'm not so sure it would be a disaster (Societally, sure many farmers livelihoods would be disrupted...), would many food become unprofitably expensive or a rare luxury, yes. Would many farms be immediately incentivized to move to more efficient irrigation or even more efficient crops, probably. Seems like we should subsidize farmers with grants for improved water use instead of just giving them cheap endless water.