Why Did Saudi Arabia Start Importing Grain Rather Than Growing

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why did Saudi Arabia start importing grain rather than growing wheat in 2016?

• A) Its major deep aquifer had been depleted by overuse.
• B) Multiple years of severe droughts have depleted the water table.
• C) Its very rich, oil-financed economy can easily import food rather than grow its own.
• D) Desalinization of seawater around Saudi Arabia has contaminated local freshwater reserves.
• E) Oil seepage from oil fields has contaminated local freshwater reserves.

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