PRODUCTION OF MAIN WINTER CROPS UNDER IRRIGATION WATER SHORTAGE - A CASE STUDY OF TWO VILLAGES IN EGYPT
Abdelmagid Edrees Abdelsamie, Hend Ahmed Hamed, Mitsuhiro Nakagawa
Pagini: 11-24
Publicat: 1 Jan 2013
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Rezumat: Egypt suffers from water shortage. Rainfall is very low, and it is irregular and unpredictable. The available water from the Nile River is limited (55.5 BCM/yr). Because the irrigation water is the most important input for crops production; the irrigation water shortage affects strongly both the productivity and profitability of the main winter crops in Egypt. This study tries to evaluate the impacts of irrigation water shortage, and examine the utilization of different inputs including irrigation water on production of the main winter crops in both Upper and Northern Egypt. The study found that the irrigation water shortage is more serious in Northern Egypt compared with Upper Egypt. Wheat, clover tahreesh, and broad bean cultivated in the mentioned regions have higher elasticity in irrigation water input in Northern Egypt (up to 0.67) compared with Upper Egypt. The study put a potential policy to improve the productivity and profitability of the main winter crops through an appropriate irrigation water investment in the two regions.
Cuvinte cheie: winter crops, water shortage, irrigation, farm management, sustainable rural development, egypt
Citează acest articol: Abdelmagid Edrees Abdelsamie, Hend Ahmed Hamed, Mitsuhiro Nakagawa. PRODUCTION OF MAIN WINTER CROPS UNDER IRRIGATION WATER SHORTAGE - A CASE STUDY OF TWO VILLAGES IN EGYPT. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Agriculture & Food 1, 11-24 (2013). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002898/
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