[RayVR]

While your criticism of the US _feels_ on point, I don't think it's really valid. Are you an agriculture expert or some sort of scientist with specialty knowledge?

Some super quick research:

* Israel has fewer than 10 million people. California has just under 40 million (4x)

* Israel Agriculture exports $2B. California $20B (10x) * California has extensive regulations around water, including the use of recycled water [1]

* Here is an article from the USDA, specifically about California's irrigation [2], state provided grants to switch to more efficient irrigation is one topic, among many, that they cover.

[1] http://agwaterstewards.org/practices/use_of_municipal_recycl...

[2] https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/05/26/california-farmer...

[mkl]

Another comparison to consider: California is 20 times bigger than Israel.

[jhgb]

So that should make it easier, right? Generally having lower population density helps these things (for example because more precipitation falls on larger areas, with the clouds not caring how many people actually live in those areas).