An Indicators Study of production and export of the Egyptian Winter Onion Crop. | ||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 12, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2007, Pages 265-277 PDF (948.89 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2007.271953 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yaser A. A. Diab1; Dalia H. El Showeikh1; Mamdouh E. Mahmoud2 | ||
| 1Agric. Econ. Department, Assiut University. | ||
| 2Agric. Econ. Res. Instit- Agric. Res. Center. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| There is no doubt that the winter onions crop is considered as one of the necessary and important agricultural food crop in Egypt. Moreover it is considered as one of the important exporting crop due to its unique type in the world market and its early maturing. Unfortunately, the exported quantities represent 27.48% only of the average produced quantity during the period of study (1997-2006). Therefore, the present study aims to shed light on the production, consumption and export indicators of the winter onion crop through the study of the cultivated area, production per feddan and the gross production over the country and over its main producing governorate. A study of the economical factors which determine the production and those which affect the locally consumed quantity has been carried out. Results of the study concluded that: 1- In spite of increasing the cultivated area, production per fadden and gross production of winter onion all over the country, there exist a fluctuations statistically undefined in each of them over the country and its main producing governorate except Beni Suif and Assuit Governorates. 2- The farm price has an effecting role in the allocated cultivated area of winter onion in the next year. 3- Exporting price can play an important role in the allocation of the cultivated area if the farmers are informed about its usefulness. 4- Annual consumption per capita is considered the main important factor on the annual consumed quantity. 5- Although the exported quantity is statistically assured increased, it is still under the required level. 6- In spite of the exporting in March, April, May, June, maximizing the proceeds of export, while the exporting quantities reached the utmost in May, April, July, and February. The study recommend to set up a joint – database between the Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to make all marketing information of the demand of Egyptian commodities and products available and provide it to researchers , production, and marketing decision makers, exporters and all the other interested bodies. To activate the role of both agricultural and marketing extension to provide the producers with the production and marketing information especially the exporting crops. | ||
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