Solid Rain: Could Miracle Powder Solve the World's Drought Problems? Jesse Hirsch - Modern Farmer
go to original July 11, 2013

Solid Rain brings relief to drought stricken Mexico - Reuters (NCTV7)

Solid Rain looks like sugar, and it sells for $25 a pound. And if you’re a bit skeptical of its maker’s claims, we understand. This Mexican product, which bills itself as a miracle powder that could solve the world’s drought problems, seems like it belongs right alongside magic beans and Herbalife on the “I wasn’t born yesterday” spectrum.

But rest assured: Solid Rain is very real, and very effective.

Solid Rain’s inventor, Sergio Jésus Rico Velasco, is a Mexican chemical engineer who spent decades trying to mitigate his country’s drought issues. His initial inspiration for Solid Rain was baby diapers, an item that absorbs lots of liquid in a minimal space... Think of it like a little powdered reservoir.

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