Peruvian asparagus and Costa Rican pineapples illustrate the threats global agribusiness poses to the environment.
A recent study by the development charity Progressio found that asparagus production in Peru’s arid Ica Valley is depleting local aquifers so fast that water wells are running dry, the Guardian reports…
Export Agriculture Drains Latin America’s Water Supplies
Outlet: Circle of Blue
October 29, 2010