Exhibit 31.1
   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
          SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I , Keith Brackpool, certify that:

        1.  I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the
annual report on Form 10-K of Cadiz Inc.;

        2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report;

Dated: April 27, 2006

                           /s/ Keith Brackpool
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                           Keith Brackpool
                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer