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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 21 > Water or crops? Arab nations face hard choices

Water or crops? Arab nations face hard choices

By Andrew Martin / The Bulletin
July 21, 2008

CAIRO, Egypt — Global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, as they are forced to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water.

For decades, nations in this region have drained....

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