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the total cultivated area to 90.5 thousand hectares, or 20% increase, compared to its
value under traditional cultivation. Furthermore, an increase in the total production
to 3544.7 million tons could occur, or 28% compared to its value under traditional
cultivation. This increase in onion total production is resulted from increase in productivity per hectare and increase in the cultivated area under raised beds
cultivation.
Table 5.3 Total cultivated area of onion, its production and required irrigation water
Area
Production
Water requirements
(000 ha)
(000 ton)
(BCM)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.02
0.4
0.1
Behira
9.6
371.3
63.2
Gharbia
19.9
789.5
177.7
Kafr El Sheikh
0.7
25.1
5.4
Dakahlia
10.3
342.0
82.9
Damietta
0.8
23.8
5.8
Sharkia
5.5
181.8
47.7
Ismailia
0.2
4.8
1.3
Suez
0.3
9.0
2.1
Menoufia
0.4
13.4
3.1
Qalyubia
4.7
175.6
39.3
Total
52.4
1936.8
428.6
Middle Egypt
Giza
0.6
13.4
4.3
Bani Sweif
5.7
182.1
43.0
Fayoum
4.6
164.6
39.2
Minya
2.0
73.3
16.1
Total
12.8
433.4
102.7
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.7
27.1
6.9
Sohag
6.0
268.0
57.8
Qena
0.9
34.6
9.2
Luxor
0.3
8.5
3.0
Aswan
0.7
23.4
7.5
New Valley
1.1
40.6
9.3
Total
9.6
402.2
93.7
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh
0.3
4.3
1.8
Total
0.3
4.3
1.8
Grand total
75.2
2776.7
626.8
BCM billion cubic meter
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the total cultivated area to 90.5 thousand hectares, or 20% increase, compared to its
value under traditional cultivation. Furthermore, an increase in the total production
to 3544.7 million tons could occur, or 28% compared to its value under traditional
cultivation. This increase in onion total production is resulted from increase in productivity per hectare and increase in the cultivated area under raised beds
cultivation.
Table 5.3 Total cultivated area of onion, its production and required irrigation water
Area
Production
Water requirements
(000 ha)
(000 ton)
(BCM)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.02
0.4
0.1
Behira
9.6
371.3
63.2
Gharbia
19.9
789.5
177.7
Kafr El Sheikh
0.7
25.1
5.4
Dakahlia
10.3
342.0
82.9
Damietta
0.8
23.8
5.8
Sharkia
5.5
181.8
47.7
Ismailia
0.2
4.8
1.3
Suez
0.3
9.0
2.1
Menoufia
0.4
13.4
3.1
Qalyubia
4.7
175.6
39.3
Total
52.4
1936.8
428.6
Middle Egypt
Giza
0.6
13.4
4.3
Bani Sweif
5.7
182.1
43.0
Fayoum
4.6
164.6
39.2
Minya
2.0
73.3
16.1
Total
12.8
433.4
102.7
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.7
27.1
6.9
Sohag
6.0
268.0
57.8
Qena
0.9
34.6
9.2
Luxor
0.3
8.5
3.0
Aswan
0.7
23.4
7.5
New Valley
1.1
40.6
9.3
Total
9.6
402.2
93.7
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh
0.3
4.3
1.8
Total
0.3
4.3
1.8
Grand total
75.2
2776.7
626.8
BCM billion cubic meter
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