90 percent of the country's water is sacrificed for unproductive agriculture!
Despite consuming 80 to 90 percent of the country's water in agriculture, this sector has a small share in the gross domestic product.
The country's economic growth in June 2025 was only 0.1 percent, and the agricultural sector, with a negative growth of 3.5 percent, was the main factor behind the decline in economic growth, which was due to a decrease in the production of agricultural, horticultural, and livestock products.Despite consuming 80 to 90 percent of the country's water in agriculture, this sector has a small share in the gross domestic product, and due to inappropriate policies, irrational approaches, a focus on water-intensive products, and a lack of technology, its productivity is very low.