Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade – Nature
Ending groundwater overdraft without affecting food security Excessive abstraction of groundwater for irrigation is leading to rapid depletion of aquifers in key food-producing regions around the world (such as north-western India, the North China Plain, the central USA and California). This depletion of the largest liquid freshwater stock on Earth threatens the sustainability of food production, and water and food…
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