ApocaDocs: AGU: Small clique of nations dominates global trading web of food, water

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	AGU: Small clique of nations dominates global trading web of food, water http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1332508744 Food production is one of the primary uses of fresh water, and as countries grow in population, they need more food, and therefore more water, to support their residents. If they don't have the water to grow crops or raise livestock but have money to spend, countries can import food - essentially importing water. The virtual water network is a way to look at the global balance of this freshwater trade, Carr said.... One of the findings is that as of 2008, the most recent year examined by the study, there are just five key players - Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada and Australia - in the virtual-water world, which are responsible for most of the world's export of the resource.

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'Doc Jim says:

Apocaiku: Virtual water / when manifested in food / is too actual