413813

ECONOMIC STUDY OF SPROUTED BARLEY CULTIVATION

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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General Applied Sciences

Abstract

This research aims to conduct financial and economic analysis of the barley sprouting project in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The year –round production of green sprouted barley as a source of fresh green fodder has contributed to solving many issues related to food and water scarcity. The study relied on both discounted and non–discounted criteria used in the financial and economic evaluation of the barley sprouting project. The research led to several key findings, the most important of which is: 1. The selling price per unit produced exceeds the average total costs by EGP 196.74 per ton, which represents a 64.87% margin. 2. The payback period of the capital amounted to 2.95 years, and the return on investment rate was 33.84%. 3. The benefit-cost ratio is 1.42, and the present cash flow is 862.92 thousand LE at a discount rate of 10% therefore, the project is accepted. 4. Conducting sensitivity analysis on the project showed that the project is sensitive to an increase in costs on the one hand and a decrease in revenues on the other hand, and even more sensitive to an increase in both costs and a decrease in revenues together. 5. The added value of the project amounted to 239.09 thousand LE, and the general labor productivity coefficient is 0.52 LE for each unit (LE) of the invested capital in the project, The capital intensity coefficient was calculated, and it amounted to 1.92, with an employment coefficient of 0.26. 5. This study recommends focusing on the cultivation of barley varieties resistant to changing climates to eliminate the problem of drought and product and produce better quality, especially in the dry years. Additionally, barley should be fed to animals.

DOI

10.21608/sinjas.2025.316924.1289

Keywords

Financial Evaluation, Economic Evaluation, barley malt, Economic feasibility study

Authors

First Name

Jamilah

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Dept. Admin., Legal and Environ. Econ. Sci., Inst. Environ. Stud., Arish Univ., Egypt.

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mmeran246@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Dept. care Fish and Fisheries. Fac. Aquacul. and Marine Fish., Arish Uni., Egypt.

Email

mohamed@agri.aru.edu.eg

City

Bir al-Abed,North Sinai

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

ElShahed

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Dept. Human and Econ. Develop., Fac. Fisheries, Suez Univ., Egypt.

Email

mohamed.elshahed@suezuni.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

ElSarag

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Dept. Plant Prod., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

Email

emanelsarag@aru.edu.eg

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Volume

13

Article Issue

5

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53022

Issue Date

2024-10-01

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2024-08-30

Publish Date

2024-10-30

Page Start

623

Page End

632

Print ISSN

2314-6079

Online ISSN

2682-3527

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Publication Title

Sinai Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://sinjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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ECONOMIC STUDY OF SPROUTED BARLEY CULTIVATION

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25 Feb 2025