Virtual waters run deep

Charles Bodhi unearths a forgotten butterfly in the Asian water sector

Even though water scarcity, agriculture and trade have been ways of life for centuries, it was only 30 years ago that the humble avocado became the inspiration for a leapfrog in water management and trade practices in Israel. It took 13 years for this inspiration to be reified as the concept of virtual water, and now, 17 years later – and ...

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