Drought Inflicts Losses Worth $2.7 Billion on Agro Sector

Drought has inflicted 670 trillion rials ($2.79 billion) worth of losses on Iran’s agriculture sector since the beginning of the current crop year. 
According to Mohammad Mousavi, an official with the Agriculture Ministry, assessments carried out over 11.2 million hectares of farming lands in 30 provinces show 43% of the total losses amounting to 670 trillion rials pertained to the decline in agronomic production, 26% to a drop in horticultural output, 13% to a fall in fisheries and livestock, and 11% to a decline in forage crops. 
“In addition, 4% of the total damage were due to challenges created in water infrastructures, such as pools, pipes, qanats and springs and 3% of the losses can be attributed to water supply complications and the animal feed used by nomads,” Mousavi was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.