An Analytical Study of Water Resources in the Agricultural Sector in Egypt | ||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||
| Article 19, Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 33-45 PDF (382.79 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2022.215146 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amal Abd El-Ghany Saleh* | ||
| Department of Land and Water Research, Agricultural Economics Research Institute | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Water scarcity is one of the biggest and most serious challenges that Egypt is facing as it is a crisis related to Egyptian national security, development and the future of future generations. So, the research aims by analyzing the supply and demand side of water resources in agricultural sector in Egypt. The most important results are that the size of used Irrigation Water for total Three Seasons and Fruit According to field Rations decreased from about 43.65 billion m3 in 2016 to about 40.16 billion m3 in 2019 by rate of 7.99%. It was also found that size of Used Irrigation Water for the three planting Seasons' Crops and Fruits at canals spouts have decreased from about 44.47 billion m3 in 2016 to about 43.07 billion m3 in 2019, an estimated rate of 3.16%. The size of Used Irrigation Water for the three planting Seasons' Crops and Fruits at Aswan declined from about 46.65 billion m 3 in 2016 to about 45.55 billion m 3 in 2019, with an estimated rate of 2.35%. One of the reasons for interest in the economics of water resources is the food crisis and the size of the food gap in Egypt, the population increase in Egypt and the decrease in the per capita share of Nile water resources from about 786 m 3 in 2005 to about 561 m 3 in 2019 by 28.6% from 2005. The size of water resources used in the agricultural sector from about 59 billion m 3 in 2005 to about 61.63 billion m 3 in 2019, by an increase about 4.5%. Threats of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the negative effects on Egypt and Sudan Recommendations: Result to the decline in the average per capita share of water, which continues to decrease at rapid rates. Egypt falls below the water poverty line, so the current and future water policies must be reconsidered | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Water Scarcity Index; Water Poverty Line; Field water rations and Water Rations At Canals Spouts and Aswan | ||
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