The solution: water harvesting
The problem: The green revolution uses high-yield seeds that require much more water, and pesticides too. And naturally, the World Bank forced farmers to stop growing drought-resistant crops, silly peasants, what do they know.
We should do this is Southern California. It is done in Bermuda for the majority of the water supply.
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