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ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION POLICY EFFECTS ON TOMATO CROP AGRO·ECONOMIC TRENDS IN EGYPT (1980 - 1999)

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The study attempted to investigate the effects of the economic liberalization
policies on the agro-economic trends of Tomato crop most important economic
variables, efficiency, criteria and indicators. The study used tomato crop production
and revenues as dependent variables and cultivated area, productivity and farm
prices as independent variables. The studied period was divided into three periods,
base period (1980 - 1986) and two comparable periods (1987·1992) and (1993-
1999). Statistical methods were used to achieve the study goals. The study showed
that the production increased by the double, as a result of the increase in productivity.
The increase in revenues was due to price and productivity increase, but their relative
importance were decreased. The economic liberalization policy showed positive
effects on production, productivity, prices, consumption and exports. It had negative
effect on cost per uriit and stable effect on consumption I production and export I
production ratio. The study assured the producer's better off status VS. The consumer
worse off status because of the burden of the price will be cut from his surplus: Therefor additional adjusting policies are needed to adjust consumption exports and
waste management.

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10.21608/jaess.2002.256295

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First Name

Akila

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Taha,

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E. M.

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Agricultural Economic Department, National Research Center

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27

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8

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36354

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2002-08-01

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2002-07-23

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2002-08-01

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5,363

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5,376

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2090-3634

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2090-3715

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Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences

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ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION POLICY EFFECTS ON TOMATO CROP AGRO·ECONOMIC TRENDS IN EGYPT (1980 - 1999)

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