#EEUU. Cómo las transferencias de rentas a las grandes propiedades, a través del #regadío gratuito acaban llevando a cultivar heno en el desierto y un consumo enloquecido (20 granjas consumen tanto como toda California) mientras se cierran pequeñas explotaciones para «reducir consumo de #agua.
https://www.businessinsider.com/farming-families-california-use-more-water-than-some-states-2023-11
https://www.businessinsider.com/farming-families-california-use-more-water-than-some-states-2023-11
Business Insider
A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, a new report finds
An investigation by ProPublica found that some farming families in California use massive amounts of water from the Colorado River to grow hay.