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Efficiency of using agricultural resources in sugar beet production in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Economy

Abstract

Sugar production in Egypt relies on two main crops: sugarcane and sugar beet. The total production of sugarcane and sugar beet amounts to approximately 2,304 thousand tons, on average during the period (2019-2021). This necessitates the need to expand sugar beet cultivation in the provinces of sugar production and manufacturing, while optimizing the utilization of available agricultural resources to achieve higher productivity and output. The governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh is considered one of the most important governorates for sugar beet production and manufacturing in Egypt. The study results indicated that the technical efficiency (TE) according to the concept of constant return to capacity (CRS) for the sample farms (the first category) ranged between 94% and 100%, with an average of 98%. This means that this category of farms can save 2% of productive resources without affecting beet production in these farms. It was also found that the technical efficiency (TE) according to the concept of constant return to capacity (CRS) for the sample farms (the second category) ranged between 64% and 100%, with an average of 91%. This means that this category of farms can provide 9% productive resources without affecting beet production in these farms. Meanwhile, it was found that the technical efficiency (TE) according to the concept of constant return to capacity (CRS) for the sample farms (the third category) ranged between 70% and 100%, with an average of 87%. This means that this category of farms can provide 13% of productive resources without affecting beet production in these farms.

DOI

10.21608/ajar.2024.238864.1278

Keywords

Sugar beet, Production Efficiency, Resource Utilization, economic efficiency, distribution efficiency

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Elbana

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Economic Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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drahmed.elbana@azhar.edu.eg

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القاهرة

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First Name

M. M.

Last Name

Negm

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Economic Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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negm2060@azhar.edu.eg

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cairo

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Volume

48

Article Issue

2

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46166

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-09-25

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2023-12-01

Page Start

194

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210

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1110-1563

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2786-0051

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929

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Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research

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https://ajar.journals.ekb.eg/

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Efficiency of using agricultural resources in sugar beet production in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

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24 Dec 2024