119
Table 6.4 Potential saved irrigation water, added area to wheat cultivated area as a result of
cultivation on raised beds, total cultivated area and its total production
Saved
(MCM)
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(Old+ new+ added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 13.8
3.5
35.0
236.6
−820.0
Behira
137.1
32.6
208.8
1584.2
319.4
Gharbia
58.5
11.5
54.6
413.3
−610.5
Kafr El
Sheikh
94.3
22.6
108.6
788.3
99.5
Dakahlia
80.0
19.2
98.0
856.9
−472.4
Damietta
9.3
2.2
10.9
80.3
−226.1
Sharkia
184.0
37.1
186.1
1404.9
−62.3
Ismailia
10.3
2.3
16.6
115.9
−151.2
Port Said
0
0
5.0
34.5
−118.7
Suez
2.3
0.5
2.7
19.2
−129.9
Menoufia
59.1
13.5
64.3
531.2
−349.9
Qalyubia
26.2
5.6
26.5
204.3
−947.8
Cairo
0
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
674.9
150.7
817.1
6269.7
−5422.3
Middle Egypt
Giza
18.0
4.0
21.4
180.3
−1587.6
Bani Sweif 62.2
12.4
62.3
486.2
−160.7
Fayoum
106.8
20.1
97.0
685.7
−51.9
Minya
133.3
24.4
120.6
931.1
−196.4
Total
320.2
60.9
301.3
2283.3
−1996.6
Upper Egypt
Assiut
128.5
21.5
109.3
849.7
−49.4
Sohag
147.4
20.3
101.1
732.3
−286.8
Qena
52.7
7.5
45.3
309.9
−339.2
Luxor
13.0
1.8
14.9
96.1
−160.0
Aswan
10.0
1.3
23.4
163.0
−139.2
New Valley 0
0
63.5
385.6
336.2
Total
351.6
52.3
357.5
2536.5
−638.4
Bordered govern.
Marsa
Matrouh
0
0
3.9
33.9
−53.7
North Sinai 0
0
1.0
0.5
−91.7
South Sinai 0
0
0.5
1.1
−19.8
Red sea
0
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0
0
5.3
35.4
−239.0
Grand total 1346.8
263.9
1481.2
11,124.9
−8296.4
BCM million cubic meter
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Table 6.4 Potential saved irrigation water, added area to wheat cultivated area as a result of
cultivation on raised beds, total cultivated area and its total production
Saved
(MCM)
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(Old+ new+ added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 13.8
3.5
35.0
236.6
−820.0
Behira
137.1
32.6
208.8
1584.2
319.4
Gharbia
58.5
11.5
54.6
413.3
−610.5
Kafr El
Sheikh
94.3
22.6
108.6
788.3
99.5
Dakahlia
80.0
19.2
98.0
856.9
−472.4
Damietta
9.3
2.2
10.9
80.3
−226.1
Sharkia
184.0
37.1
186.1
1404.9
−62.3
Ismailia
10.3
2.3
16.6
115.9
−151.2
Port Said
0
0
5.0
34.5
−118.7
Suez
2.3
0.5
2.7
19.2
−129.9
Menoufia
59.1
13.5
64.3
531.2
−349.9
Qalyubia
26.2
5.6
26.5
204.3
−947.8
Cairo
0
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
674.9
150.7
817.1
6269.7
−5422.3
Middle Egypt
Giza
18.0
4.0
21.4
180.3
−1587.6
Bani Sweif 62.2
12.4
62.3
486.2
−160.7
Fayoum
106.8
20.1
97.0
685.7
−51.9
Minya
133.3
24.4
120.6
931.1
−196.4
Total
320.2
60.9
301.3
2283.3
−1996.6
Upper Egypt
Assiut
128.5
21.5
109.3
849.7
−49.4
Sohag
147.4
20.3
101.1
732.3
−286.8
Qena
52.7
7.5
45.3
309.9
−339.2
Luxor
13.0
1.8
14.9
96.1
−160.0
Aswan
10.0
1.3
23.4
163.0
−139.2
New Valley 0
0
63.5
385.6
336.2
Total
351.6
52.3
357.5
2536.5
−638.4
Bordered govern.
Marsa
Matrouh
0
0
3.9
33.9
−53.7
North Sinai 0
0
1.0
0.5
−91.7
South Sinai 0
0
0.5
1.1
−19.8
Red sea
0
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0
0
5.3
35.4
−239.0
Grand total 1346.8
263.9
1481.2
11,124.9
−8296.4
BCM million cubic meter
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