content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
                           CURRENT REPORT
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  
                          January 30, 2003
  
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                             Cadiz Inc.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                              Delaware
           (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
                  0-12114                        77-0313235
          (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
  100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Santa Monica, CA   90401
  (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 899-4700
  
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
           ------------
          Sun World International, Inc. ("Sun World"), a Delaware
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and
  three of Sun World's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coachella Growers
  and Sun World/Rayo, both California corporations and Sun Desert,
  Inc., a Delaware corporation, each filed a voluntary petition for
  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
  Central District of California, Riverside Division on January 30,
  2003.  Information regarding the bankruptcy filings is more fully
  set forth in the press release dated January 30, 2003 issued by
  the Registrant and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  
  ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
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          99.1   Press Release dated January 30, 2003
  
  
                             SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                Cadiz Inc.
  
  
  
                                By:  /s/ Jennifer Hankes Painter
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                                    Jennifer Hankes Painter
                                    General Counsel and Corporate
                                    Secretary
  
  
  Dated:  January 31, 2003
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                              FORM 8-K
  
                           CURRENT REPORT
  
               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  
                          January 30, 2003
  
                    -------------------------------
  
                             Cadiz Inc.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                              Delaware
           (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                  0-12114                        77-0313235
          (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1600, Santa Monica, CA   90401
  (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 899-4700
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
           ------------
          Sun World International, Inc. ("Sun World"), a Delaware
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and
  three of Sun World's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coachella Growers
  and Sun World/Rayo, both California corporations and Sun Desert,
  Inc., a Delaware corporation, each filed a voluntary petition for
  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
  Central District of California, Riverside Division on January 30,
  2003.  Information regarding the bankruptcy filings is more fully
  set forth in the press release dated January 30, 2003 issued by
  the Registrant and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
           --------
  
          99.1   Press Release dated January 30, 2003
  
                             SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                Cadiz Inc.
  
                                By:  /s/ Jennifer Hankes Painter
                                    -------------------------------
                                    Jennifer Hankes Painter
                                    General Counsel and Corporate
                                    Secretary
  
  Dated:  January 31, 2003