
                                
                                                   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 (No. 333-19109) of our report dated 
March 7, 1997, except for Note 7, which is as of March 31, 1997, relating
to the financial statements of Cadiz Land Company, Inc., which appears in 
such Prospectus.  We also consent to the application of such report to
the Financial Statement Schedules for the nine months ended December 31, 1996
and the two 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
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Los Angeles, California
May 6, 1997
    

