The scarcity of fresh water throughout the world has been documented time and again with many global leaders addressing the issues and searching for solutions. While access to water is imperative in order for everyone to be healthy, the water issue affects another important resource: food.

Global food prices have been on the rise since 2012 and are slated for another hike. Why? Because the lack of fresh water to feed crops and quench the thirst of livestock has risen the price of the basic foundations that end up on your dinner plate. It is imperative that not only we save fresh water and come up with solutions to make it plentiful or else we will lose our ability to feed ourselves, too. For more on this troubling reality, click here:: Food companies are unprepared for global water scarcity, says new report