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Isn't that the root cause? If we shifted agriculture to areas where water is more readily available (easier said than done), wouldn't that solve a lot of the is
by aaron-lebo 12y ago
Isn't that the root cause? If we shifted agriculture to areas where water is more readily available (easier said than done), wouldn't that solve a lot of the issue?
I'm ignorant about the topic, but is there produce that can only be grown in those areas and not in other parts in the US or even Mexico, or is the concentration of agriculture there mainly due to increasing returns?
- mjmahone17 12y agoWe actually don't even necessarily have to shift agriculture itself. Right now, the agriculture is water-intensive: the only reason it's so water-intensive is because water in the West is cheap. We know how to grow produce using less water-intensive methods (see Eurofresh Farms in Willcox, AZ), it just isn't very economically viable, because water is not the expensive part of agriculture (for the producer).