ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF UING WATER RESOURCES IN RICE PRODUCTION AT AL-GHARBIAH GOVERNORATE. | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 11, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 11-22 PDF (622.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2012.194686 | ||
| Author | ||
| Shahinaz Eid Mahmoud Moussa | ||
| Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aims to determine the amount of usage for irrigation water in the production of Rice crop in Al-Gharbiah governorate. To reveal whether it had reached or exceeded the level of efficiency, and the consequences for this on the economic results that may be generalized on the national scale. Al-Gharbiah governorate has been selected since it is one of the most important governorates of Rice production. In addition, it mediates the “Delta”, which is the main Rice producer in Egypt. As a result, different methods of Rice production in the whole region would be similar; accordingly usage of irrigation water would almost be the same. The study concluded that the production elasticity of irrigation water across the sample under study is negative, hence reduction of irrigation water usage by 1%, leads to an increase in productivity by 0.162 Tons of Rice. Therefore, a reduction of irrigation water usage from 12,000 m3 to the designated range of 8,800 m3- 10,920 m3 of water would save 9%-26.67% of the average water currently used for this crop. Consequently, this would lead to: increase in average Feddan productivity, Feddan returns, total production of Rice at the governorate level and the whole country accordingly an increase in its monetary value, Increase in exports, achieving optimal production capacity of the Rice mills and their value added, partially reducing unemployment. Finally, most important of all; is to save around 447.186-150.92 Million m3 of irrigation water in Al-Gharbiah, which may be utilized in other areas of the same governorate or could be redirected to the rest of “Delta” governorates that suffer water scarcity. In light the above, the study recommends the following: 1- The importance of rationalization for irrigation water used for Rice crop < br />production. This should be an important concern for agricultural and irrigation policy makers in Egypt. 2- Supporting research for finding the species with least production period and water requirement. 3- Expanding and subsidizing the new irrigation methods, even if the government had to bare portion of its setup costs. 4- Preparation for increasing water distillation regardless of their costs. 5- Spreading awareness between population for the importance of water saving. 6- Do like this study in other governorates which are producing Rice crop. | ||
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