AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE MAIN CITRUS VARIETIES IN EGYPT | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 22, Volume 93, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 1333-1351 PDF (777.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2015.157081 | ||
| Authors | ||
| SUAD ABD. MOHAMED; SHAHIRA M. REDA | ||
| Researchers at Agricultural Economics Research Institute- ARC. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| citrus is the most Important Fruit in old Lands. The main objective of the research is to shed light on the production of citrus varieties in old lands to meet the limitation of land and water resources. The study showed that the total production of oranges in old lands increased by annual rate 1.24%, that because the increasing in productivity per feddan annually which was than 1% during the period (2010-2012). The study also indicated that production of navel oranges increased in annual rate 2.9%, that’s because of the increasing in both the fruitful area, and the productivity per feddan in annual rate 1.94%, and less than 1% respectively during the same period. This has proven to be statistical significant of this increase. The total cost of production of citrus per feddan in old lands estimated in about L.E 1404 thousand distributed between variable cost 74%, and rent 26% during the period (2010-2012) wages of human labour about represented about 89%, of the cost of agricultural labour which estimated in about L.E 4985 during the same period. Concerning the establishment new of farms of citrus in new lands is very costly which estimated about L.E 20 thousand per feddan . The net returns per feddan of citrus varieties were estimated in addalya lime about L.E9872, and sour lime about L.E 7694 during the period 2010-2012The paper concluded with the following recommendations” 1- Reducing citrus varieties cultivated area which has not achieved the merit of productivity . 2- Expanding the cultivated area of citrus varieties which achieving high profit& ability such as addalya lime governorates Bhera and Kafr-Elsheikh . 3- Reduce the cost of production of citrus per feddan in old lands by replacement machinery labour whith human labour. 4- the establishment new farms of citrus in the new lands ,by providing individual investors with loans from PBDAC or from the social fund for facing the high cost of production with suitable interest rate for increasing the production. 5- Issuing laws by the ministry of agriculture and ministry of irrigation to prevent planting the citrus varieties which achieved losses. because these citrus varieties need a high quantity of water and replacement of other agricultural rotation field crops, such as wheat and maize, and sugar beets which save water use. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| ANALYTICAL STUDY; MAIN CITRUS VARIETIES | ||
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