A village council must preserve 800 acres of ancestral farmland.

A village council must preserve 800 acres of ancestral farmland. Seasonal floods destroy crops for 300 families each year.

• 44% chose: Build a large dam, displacing 20 local families. (27 people)
• 56% chose: Allow the annual floods to continue unchecked. (35 people)

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