Agriculture is a major economic sector in Iran, with a great potential for development. Since about 90% of the country's food requirements are met by domestic production, it has a huge share in the country's GDP (11.6%) as well as a total employment of 18%.

According to an estimation made by McKinsey & Company, global management consulting firm, Iran's agricultural sector is going to grow by 4% annually and create an estimated number of 250,000 jobs by 2035.

Such growth would require about 7O$ Billion worth of investment which needs to be placed on both productivity improvements and adaptation of modern agricultural techniques and technologies. These efforts will need to be accompanied by careful management of water resources.

Iran is one of the top exporters of agricultural products (17.7% of Iran's total non-oil exports) in the region. What makes financing this sector more exciting is Iran's proximity to a large regional market with neighboring countries almost lacking any agricultural potentials, plus Iran's adequate land and air transit infrastructure for the export of agroproducts.

An important part of Iran's appeal is that it is a four-season country. Different climate zones that create diverse ecological foundations for agriculture when coupled with its fertile and abundant soil and land offer unique agricultural opportunities throughout the country.

Link to the detailed pdf file: https://cic.tccim.ir/persian/files/Agriculture-EN.pdf