103
Table 5.12 Saved irrigation water and total production of winter tomato as a result cultivation on
raised beds and application of deficit irrigation
Raised beds cultivation
Deficit irrigation application
Saved water
Total production
Saved water
Total production
(MCM)
(000 ton)
(MCM)
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
1.2
89.0
0.5
84.5
Behira
2.4
520.8
3.9
494.7
Gharbia
0.1
1.7
0.02
1.6
Kafr El Sheikh
2.4
92.8
0.7
88.1
Dakahlia
0.2
34.7
0.4
32.9
Damietta
0.6
8.9
0.2
8.4
Sharkia
11.3
1021.0
5.7
969.9
Ismailia
2.5
217.3
1.1
206.4
Port Said
0
4.2
0
4.0
Suez
0.5
28.9
0.2
27.4
Menoufia
0
11.9
0.1
11.3
Qalyubia
0.1
4.8
0.04
4.5
Cairo
0.1
0.5
0.01
0.5
Total
21.3
2036.3
12.8
1934.5
Middle Egypt
Giza
3.3
189.7
1.1
180.2
Bani Sweif
0.8
179.2
1.2
170.3
Fayoum
1.9
80.3
0.7
76.3
Minya
2.0
119.0
0.9
113.1
Total
7.9
568.2
3.8
539.8
Upper Egypt
Assiut
1.3
88.2
0.8
83.8
Sohag
2.4
252.4
2.0
239.8
Qena
0.3
59.0
0.6
56.1
Luxor
1.0
127.2
1.2
120.9
Aswan
0.1
5.8
0.2
5.5
New Valley
0
2.5
0.1
2.4
Total
5.1
535.1
4.8
508.4
Border governorates
Marsa Matrouh
0
128.4
1.3
122.0
North Sinai
0
50.8
0
50.8
South Sinai
0
1.0
0
1.0
Total
0
180.2
1.3
173.7
Grand total
34.3
3319.8
22.7
3156.4
MCM million cubic meter
5 Vegetable Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt