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Table 5.10 Potential added cultivated area of winter tomato as a result of cultivation on raised
beds, total cultivated area and its total production
Added area
Total area (000 ha)
Total production
(000 ha)
(Old+ new+ added)
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.3
1.9
103.0
Behira
0.6
13.7
543.7
Gharbia
0.02
0.1
1.7
Kafr El Sheikh
0.6
2.7
111.5
Dakahlia
0.1
1.5
36.0
Damietta
0.1
0.6
8.9
Sharkia
2.4
19.0
1158.0
Ismailia
0.6
4.2
250.6
Port Said
0
0.3
4.2
Suez
0.1
0.8
34.7
Menoufia
0.01
0.3
12.4
Qalyubia
0.03
0.2
6.6
Cairo
0.002
0.02
0.7
Total
4.8
45.3
2272.1
Middle Egypt
Giza
0.8
4.5
219.6
Bani Sweif
0.2
4.1
187.2
Fayoum
0.4
2.3
96.2
Minya
0.4
2.9
138.4
Total
1.8
13.8
641.5
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.3
2.5
97.7
Sohag
0.4
5.1
273.8
Qena
0.1
1.2
61.5
Luxor
0.1
2.7
134.0
Aswan
0
0.4
5.9
New Valley
0
0.1
2.5
Total
0.9
12.0
575.4
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh
0
4.7
128.4
North Sinai
0
2.0
50.8
South Sinai
0
0.05
1.0
Total
0
6.8
180.2
Grand total
7.5
77.9
3669.1
5 Vegetable Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt