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Only 3 % of Earth’s water is drinkable; agriculture consumes 66 % of it.
  • Valli states that merely 3 % of the planet’s water is accessible for drinking, with 2.7 % locked in polar ice. - Of the usable water, about two‑thirds is used for producing sugar, meat, rice, wheat, and eggs. - This massive allocation leaves insufficient water for other human needs and ecosystems.
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we are only got 3% of drinking water means portable water Dr Khadar Valli
66% of water is gone producing your sugar producing your meat producing your rice producing your wheat Dr Khadar Valli

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