‘Water grabs’ pose big threat to farmers amid water crises

Mongabay
Jun 21, 2024, 10:01 am229 pts
A new report has found that investors and agribusiness in Latin America are increasingly buying up small parcels of land with abundant water access, thus securing control over the vital resource. They’re also exacerbating water scarcity by planting water-intensive crops and expanding irrigated cultivation,…

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