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Drought is revealing a human security crisis in farming communities

01/19/22 8:00 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS climate impacts to food production drought and water resilience budget package drought impacts to disadvantaged communities food security and malnutrition in California safe and affordable drinking water Valley fever spread in dust
Sweeping cutbacks in water allocations to farms are leading to widespread underemployment in some of California’s most vulnerable communities.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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