
                                
                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1
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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                
                                
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part
of this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated
July 12, 1996, relating to the financial statements of Cadiz Land
Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which appears in such
Prospectus.  We also consent to the application of such report to
the Financial Statement Schedules for the three years ended March
31, 1996 listed under Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement
when such schedules are read in conjunction with the financial
statements referred to in our report.  The audits referred to in
such report also included these schedules.  We also consent to
the use of our report dated November 22, 1996, relating to the
financial statements of Sun World International, Inc., which
appears in such Prospectus.  We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in
such Prospectus.  However, it should be noted that Price
Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected
Financial Data."


/S/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Los Angeles, California
December 30, 1996
