<center>Agriculture is the main user of the water that is extracted in the natural reservoirs, the reason that this is so, is because to be able to produce crops and maintain livestock, more water is needed than for domestic and industrial consumption.

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Virtual water: hidden water that we consume without knowing it
Virtual water is a concept created to refer to the amount of water that is necessary to produce anything, although we are not aware of it, the production of any good, from a cup of coffee to a car, involves the use of a letter water amount




Water is a food that gives balance to the body so that it fulfills its functions correctly and can extract the energy provided by the other foods that it consumes daily. In addition, as we have seen in the concept of virtual water, water is needed to produce Anything, therefore, foods, whether of vegetable or animal origin, natural or processed, always require the use of water to obtain them.


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Among the main processes that require water for food production are: the irrigation of crops of vegetables, cereals, fruit trees and pastures; the consumption and management of livestock, the maintenance of aquatic species nurseries, the processing, storage, refrigeration and transport of products, among other real processes that make it possible for food to reach their consumers
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For this reason the availability of water is a key element for the production of food, if there is water scarcity, food will also be scarce, for the contrareio, if there is enough water, there will be better opportunities for food production, however, even if availability of water, this is not enough because if it is wasted or managed in an inconvenient way, food production will also be limited
For these reasons, water is a factor that is related to the availability of food and is key in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and other social scourges that characterize poverty and social inequity.

Consequently, the safe and rational extraction of water for food production is crucial for food security, food security means the guarantee that the population has regular access to a sufficient amount of high quality food, necessary to carry a active and healthy life


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If water is a key ingredient for food security, the lack of it can be one of the main causes of hunger and malnutrition, therefore the management of water resources with prudence, effectiveness and efficiency is essential and a responsibility of all

¡Water is a food that produces food, cuidemola!</center>