130
Table 6.11 Total wheat cultivated area and its production under wheat intercropping systems,
total wheat production under deficit system and intercropping systems and wheat productionconsumption gap
Wheat intercropping systems
Area
(000 ha)
Production
(000 ton)
Total wheat production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
2.5
14.6
265.4
−791.2
Behira
61.4
448.2
2132.3
867.4
Gharbia
5.2
31.7
470.2
−553.5
Kafr El
Sheikh
32.8
172.0
1011.1
322.2
Dakahlia
17.9
108.6
1018.0
−311.4
Damietta
3.6
22.7
108.3
−198.1
Sharkia
30.7
185.2
1693.0
225.8
Ismailia
15.7
105.7
228.3
−38.8
Port Said
3.4
17.6
53.8
−99.4
Suez
2.1
14.4
34.8
−114.3
Menoufia
5.5
44.6
621.0
−260.1
Qalyubia
4.2
31.9
251.8
−900.3
Cairo
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
184.9
1197.2
7888.1
−3803.9
Middle Egypt
Giza
5.1
39.7
233.2
−1534.7
Bani Sweif
8.5
48.9
569.0
−77.9
Fayoum
10.6
59.2
794.6
57.0
Minya
8.7
53.3
1057.1
−70.4
Total
33.0
201.1
2653.9
−1626.0
Upper Egypt
Assiut
4.9
34.3
948.5
49.4
Sohag
3.5
22.8
819.4
−199.6
Qena
9.4
67.8
401.1
−247.9
Luxor
4.1
65.0
167.8
−88.4
Aswan
4.9
37.9
209.9
−92.3
New Valley
1.8
9.7
414.6
365.1
Total
28.6
237.5
2961.3
−213.7
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
12.0
42.2
65.9
−21.7
North Sinai
6.5
4.9
6.1
−86.1
South Sinai
1.7
6.4
8.4
−12.5
Red Sea
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
20.3
53.5
80.4
−194.0
Grand total
266.8
1689.3
13,583.7
−5837.6
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda
Table 6.11 Total wheat cultivated area and its production under wheat intercropping systems,
total wheat production under deficit system and intercropping systems and wheat productionconsumption gap
Wheat intercropping systems
Area
(000 ha)
Production
(000 ton)
Total wheat production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
2.5
14.6
265.4
−791.2
Behira
61.4
448.2
2132.3
867.4
Gharbia
5.2
31.7
470.2
−553.5
Kafr El
Sheikh
32.8
172.0
1011.1
322.2
Dakahlia
17.9
108.6
1018.0
−311.4
Damietta
3.6
22.7
108.3
−198.1
Sharkia
30.7
185.2
1693.0
225.8
Ismailia
15.7
105.7
228.3
−38.8
Port Said
3.4
17.6
53.8
−99.4
Suez
2.1
14.4
34.8
−114.3
Menoufia
5.5
44.6
621.0
−260.1
Qalyubia
4.2
31.9
251.8
−900.3
Cairo
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
184.9
1197.2
7888.1
−3803.9
Middle Egypt
Giza
5.1
39.7
233.2
−1534.7
Bani Sweif
8.5
48.9
569.0
−77.9
Fayoum
10.6
59.2
794.6
57.0
Minya
8.7
53.3
1057.1
−70.4
Total
33.0
201.1
2653.9
−1626.0
Upper Egypt
Assiut
4.9
34.3
948.5
49.4
Sohag
3.5
22.8
819.4
−199.6
Qena
9.4
67.8
401.1
−247.9
Luxor
4.1
65.0
167.8
−88.4
Aswan
4.9
37.9
209.9
−92.3
New Valley
1.8
9.7
414.6
365.1
Total
28.6
237.5
2961.3
−213.7
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
12.0
42.2
65.9
−21.7
North Sinai
6.5
4.9
6.1
−86.1
South Sinai
1.7
6.4
8.4
−12.5
Red Sea
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
20.3
53.5
80.4
−194.0
Grand total
266.8
1689.3
13,583.7
−5837.6
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda