The perpetual Shortage of Water in10 Western States Plues Nebraska (tags)
California uses 50%-75% irrigated water,Nevada uses over 75% irrigated water,Washington uses 25%-50% irrigated water, Oregon uses 50%-75% irrigated water,Utah uses over 75% irrigated water, Arizona uses 25%-50% irrigated water.
Conversion of rice fields created rice shortage (tags)
In the Central Luzon plains, Nueva Ecija is unique. In this farming province, the biggest rice producer in this region, you see rows upon rows of rice paddies. But it had more rice lands before the phenomenon of land conversion in the late 80s. The large landowners converted their lands to non-agricultural use so these would not fall under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law enacted in 1988. Land conversion was also necessitated by population rise and the urbanization of many towns of the province.