Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a week of holidays and work and recovering from my cold. It was a doozy. The cough still hangs on, but I’m feeling much better. But enough about that.
Today, I want to talk about a documentary I watched on HULU, titled “The Grab.” It’s the story of foreign countries buying land in the United States and Africa because they’ve depleted their own water supply, and they need the land to grow crops to feed their people. This documentary is interesting, and if you get a chance you should check it out.
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It illustrates how in La Paz county in Arizona, the Saudi owned dairy company Almari Dairy owns approximately 9800 acres of land. According to the documentary, they are bleeding dry the wells for other farm owners and residents of that county.
China owns approximately 384,000 acres of land in the United States. They need it to grow crops to feed their people and their cattle. The state of Texas has the most foreign owned land approximately 4.7 million acres.
Now, this could turn into a problem. Look what’s happening in La Paz county Arizona. These foreign countries could possibly bleed our wells dry.
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This isn’t only happening in the US, it’s happening in Africa, too. Only in Africa, individuals don’t own land like we do. There are no deeds or titles. Other countries like China have been coming in and just taking the land, taking it away from families who’ve owned the land for years.
These events are symptoms of a bigger problem. The human species is multiplying, and we’re using up all of our resources. We have to start taking care of our planet, so it can sustain our species for future generations.
I’ve come across ways that we can farm vertically without using a lot of land. This is a step in the right direction. In fact, farming vertically also uses less water to sustain the growth of crops. This is a viable option for those countries who’re running out of land and water.
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How about you? Can you think of ways to help sustain our species? Leave a comment! I’d love to hear from you!
