Making the Long-Term Bet on Water (Barron's)

We take it for granted but we can’t live without it. Demand for water has been growing at a fast clip. A surge in agricultural products to feed an ever-increasing global population and advancing urbanization are pressuring the 2.5% of the world’s supply that is fresh, as opposed to saltwater.  Agriculture already sucks up 70% of total fresh-water consumption. By 2030, food production will need to...
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