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March 20, 2006

Save Water, Start on Farms

Eliminating water waste and mismanagement on farms -- rather than building dams or diverting rivers -- would go far toward alleviating the world's water crisis. Farming accounts for 70 percent of the water consumed and a majority of its waste. Mismanagement of resources leads to a lack of safe drinking water for one-fifth of the world's population.

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