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minus-squareZer0_F0x@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·3 months agoJon Oliver has a piece on that issue. IIRC Farmers have to use all the water they are allocated or they could lose the rights to it, so they have to plant crops that require a lot of water. It’s a policy issue that the farmers had to adapt to
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoAnd who advocates for the policy to stay the way it currently is?
Jon Oliver has a piece on that issue. IIRC Farmers have to use all the water they are allocated or they could lose the rights to it, so they have to plant crops that require a lot of water. It’s a policy issue that the farmers had to adapt to
And who advocates for the policy to stay the way it currently is?