im curious how is farming only 2% of CAs economy? doesn't it produce like most of our food?
So...as expected, "people" will be expected to reduce their water use...but not farmers:
http://news.yahoo.com/gov-jerry-brown-defends-drought-order-spares-farmers-181337768.html
California has a very large economy.im curious how is farming only 2% of CAs economy? doesn't it produce like most of our food?
im curious how is farming only 2% of CAs economy? doesn't it produce like most of our food?
California compared to other countries GDP is in the same range as Canada and Italy (corresponding with the Department of Finance figures in 2005)
The economy of California is the largest in the United States. As of 2013, California's gross state product (GSP) is about $2.050 trillion.[1] The state's GSP grew 2.0% in 2013.[1]
California has a very large economy.
im aware of this. but based on the amount of food that comes out of the state I would have said Agriculture was higher than 2% of GDP
Holy shit
Not sure what is so surprising.
It's 3rd largest state and bigger than most countries on this planet.
Not sure what is so surprising.
It's 3rd largest state and bigger than most countries on this planet.
I do find it surprising that ag represents only 2% of CA GDP, considering how much square footage it requires. ....seems very wasteful, but there is some awesome food coming out of the state, so I'm torn.
what does "Government" mean, in that chart, and why is it 12% of GDP?
:hmm:
Government is California's largest industry, like most states, with about 2.5 million employees. The second largest industry, according to the Census, is Healthcare and Social Assistance.[20]
I mean I knew CA was big but damn.
And if you're going to sit there saying "It's all the consumer's fault, they need to conserve more water! Not the farms/agriculture accounting for 70%" you would think it would be a bigger contributing factor to the economy for important things like water that could drive MUCH more business and MANY more consumers out of the state.
Stupidity at its finest.
Where does the entertainment industry fall under?
I wonder how serious this is. What's causing all this?
Gov. Jerry Brown is talking tough about cutting back water use, but he's making one thing clear: He is not going to tell farmers what they can or cannot grow.
"I believe farmers should grow whatever they want," he told me and a dinner companion at venerable Frank Fat's restaurant near the Capitol about two weeks ago.
Almonds are especially thirsty in the southern San Joaquin. But there's a lucrative overseas market for them so growers have been planting more and more trees. Basically, one almond requires a gallon of water to produce.
seriously Brown what the fuck.
WTF?!?!?!?! CAPS.
There will have to be severe water shortages for citizens before agriculture's water use is limited in any real way.
Large parts of the state will be able to buy their way out of the problem with waste-water recycling, increased efficiency, and probably some limited desal. It's gonna cost some extra money but the major coastal areas will likely never run out of drinking supply. Untapped, treated, groundwater would easily cover any gap years if supplies fell too low. Unlike the ag areas the tables haven't been depleted.
The ag users and inland towns will be totally fucked though at the current rate unless they change with the times more aggressively.
Actually even in the non ag areas the ground water definitely has been depleted. Most of AG has been running all the ground water supplies dry and a lot of the tie together. Nobody has mapped out the bodies of water underground for who know what reason so nobody seems to really know much of anything.
Enjoy your almonds while you're showering with your own piss.