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Note 1 - Description of Business | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block] | NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Cadiz Inc. (“Cadiz” or “the Company”) is a natural resources development company dedicated to creating sustainable water and agricultural opportunities in California. The Company owns approximately 45,000 acres of land with high-quality, naturally recharging groundwater resources in three areas of Southern California’s Mojave Desert. These properties are located in eastern San Bernardino County situated in close proximity to major highway, rail, energy and water infrastructure, including the Colorado River Aqueduct (“CRA”), which is the primary transportation route for water imported into Southern California from the Colorado River. The Company’s properties offer opportunities for a wide array of sustainable activities including water supply projects, groundwater storage, large-scale agricultural development and land conservation and stewardship programs. In addition to its land and water assets, Cadiz also owns pipeline and well infrastructure able to irrigate existing agriculture and to convey water to and from other communities and agricultural ventures that may be short of supply and/or storage. The Company’s main objective is to realize the highest and best use of its land, water and infrastructure assets in an environmentally responsible way. Cadiz believes that the highest and best use of its assets will be realized through the development of a combination of water supply, water storage and agricultural projects in accordance with a holistic land management strategy. The Company’s present activities are geared towards developing its assets in ways that meet growing long-term demand for access to sustainable water supplies and agricultural products.

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