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By far the largest user of fresh water is agriculture, which now accounts for around three-quarters of global water consumption. If, as is almost certain, the population increases by 65 per cent over the next 50 years, around 70 per cent of this future world population will face water shortages and 16 per cent will have insufficient water to grow their basic food requirement. Read more...Website
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