He now grows crops that require less water.

他现在种植更少的农作物。

At a current right of consumption, the global demand for freshwater doubles every 20 years.

按目前用算，每隔 20 年，全世界的就会翻倍。

The team calculated the production costs by assessing land area, water needs and fertilizer.

这一团队通过评估土地面积、及肥料算产成本。

And I like how you use the phrase, it's a thirsty crop.

我喜欢你用“它是一种大的作物”这个说法。

In an early trials run by a non-profit in Dubai, grain, zucchini and watermelon needed 50 percent less water to grow.

在迪拜一家非营利组织的早期试验中，谷物、西葫芦和西瓜的所减少了50%。

All told, soy and oats require less water to grow— only about 5 to 10 liters per glass of milk.

总的来说，大豆和燕麦的所较少——每杯牛奶仅约5到10升。

A rain gauge can tell you how long to water to put the desired amount of water into the garden.

雨可以帮助明确花园所的浇时。

One possible solution would be to cut down less important species of trees that compete with sequoias for water.

一种可行的办法就是减少非重要树种的数，增加红杉的。

The government in Karachi says the city supplies only half of the water it needs daily.

卡拉奇政府说，该市每天只能供应所的一半。

Kidney beans only need 1,500 liters (396 gallons) , which is a tenth of the amount of water required for beef.

芸豆只要 1500 升，是牛肉产所的十分之一。

That's twice the amount of water needed for pork production, and three times the amount needed for chicken.

这是产同等猪肉所的两倍，鸡肉所的三倍。

It's known as the thirsty crop, and it's very demanding.

它被称为极大的作物，对条件要求极高。

It may be possible to develop crops that require less water.

或许可以培育出更少的作物。

The average male, so the mean of the amount of water a man needs when active outdoors is 2 liters.

平均每位男性在户外活动时所的平均值是2升。

Less than there needed to be.

不足所。