With the amount of water that is being captured at the head waters of the Murray Darling Basin one has to question the sustainability of these crops for the Australian Environment. Perhaps Rice should be moved to some of the cane growing areas and grown in the traditional methods utilising rainfall rather than relying on irrigation water.Both crops need large quantities of water for survival and seem inappropriate to me.
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Speaking of water wastage:
100,000 litres of water is used to return one kilogram of beef.
3,500 litres of water is used to return one kilogram of chicken.
2,000 litres of water is used to return one kilogram of soy.
900 litres of water is used to return one kilogram of wheat
500 litres of water is used to return one kilogram of potatoes.
Numbers according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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