Ismail Kahram's warning: We will spend the water of Zayandeh Rood on watermelons, the profit will go to the pockets of Arab countries.

Ismail Kahram, an environmental expert, referring to methods such as drip, rain and fog irrigation, which convert water into very small particles, said that these methods make seeds germinate even in dry areas.

Criticizing the state of water management in Iran, he pointed out: About 90 to 91 percent of the country's water resources are consumed in the agricultural sector, but our cultivation pattern is highly inefficient.  He said that on the outskirts of Zayandehrud and the desert city of Isfahan, we have started to cultivate summer crops such as watermelon, melon, and sweet potato.  Products that have high water absorption.

According to Kahram, these products are eventually exported to Arab countries, while even the cost of water used for their production is not recovered.  “What kind of business and what kind of economic exchange are we doing?” he asked.