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An economic study of the role of newland production in achieving Egyptian food security

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Economics and Management Sciences

Abstract

The reclamation of new hands has become one of the most important pillars of the Egyptian agricultural policy. The research aimed to identify the role of new lands production in archieving Egyptian food security. The area of reclaimed lands for encroachments on agricultural lands took a general increasing trend during the study period, with annual rates of increase the amounted tos 0180 %, 20.97%, 97.21% and 38.59% respectively, of the annual average for each it was found that more than 70% of the average total area of reclaimed lanals in Eygpt was concentrated in only five Governorates: Beheira, Matrout, Aswan, Port Said and New Valley. The Feddan productivity of fruit crops and most of the vegetable crops, fodder crops and vafa beans planted in the new lands outperformed their conunster parts in the old lands. The cereak group ranked first in the crop composition in the new lands in Faupt during the period (2017/2018-2019/2020) with an average of 27,9%. The crops of Barley, Peanuts Tomatoesc, Sesamerbeetsuger, Potatoes, Cane, Suger, Farabeans (wheata maizerrice, and cottonseedoil planted in the new lands.  

DOI

10.21608/fjard.2022.266845

Keywords

New lands, Reclaimed lands, Self, sufficiency, Food security

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelaal

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Affiliation

Department of economic studies - division of economic and social studies - desert research center, Egypt

Email

ramadanahmedphd@gmail.com

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Volume

36

Article Issue

3

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37303

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2022-10-23

Publish Date

2022-09-01

Page Start

443

Page End

458

Print ISSN

1110-7790

Online ISSN

2805-2528

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https://fjard.journals.ekb.eg/article_266845.html

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266,845

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Research articles.

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1,920

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Publication Title

Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development

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https://fjard.journals.ekb.eg/

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An economic study of the role of newland production in achieving Egyptian food security

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Created At

23 Jan 2023