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Jul 17, 2015
97.5% of all water on Earth is salt water, leaving
2.5% as fresh water
Less than1% of the world's fresh water (~0.007% of
all water on earth) is accessible for direct human
use
Agriculture is responsible for 70% of the total water
used globally
It takes some 5000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of
rice
In Malaysia 4.2 Billion litres of treated water is
wasted everyday due to problems like leaky
Some Water Facts
Traditional farming has no future:
The traditional soil agriculture system consumes fossil fuel, water, and topsoil at unsustainable rates.
It contributes to numerous forms of environmental degradation, including air and water pollution, soil depletion, diminishing
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Conclusion: Urgent need to change….
world population is growing very fast
we are running out of fresh water
we need to produce 70% more food
consumers want fresh and healthy
produce
people want to stay away from chemical fertilisers
No Future for traditional agriculture..!