133
Table 6.13 Wheat added cultivated area and production using the saved amounts of irrigation
water, total wheat production (from deficit irrigation, intercropping systems and the saved water)
and wheat production-consumption gap
Saved water from winter crops
Cultivated area
(000 ha)
Production
(000 ha)
Total wheat production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
1.9
20.6
286.0
−770.5
Behira
28.6
335.1
2467.4
1202.6
Gharbia
18.5
25.9
496.2
−527.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
36.3
398.7
1409.7
720.9
Dakahlia
38.9
528.0
1546.0
216.6
Damietta
7.6
83.8
192.1
−114.3
Sharkia
28.2
301.9
1995.0
527.7
Ismailia
1.5
17.1
245.4
−21.7
Port Said
0.9
10.3
64.1
−89.1
Suez
0.6
6.9
41.7
−107.4
Menoufia
14.7
159.2
780.2
−100.9
Qalyubia
16.9
138.6
390.4
−761.7
Cairo
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
194.5
2026.0
9914.1
−1777.9
Middle Egypt
Giza
9.4
106.9
340.1
−1427.8
Bani Sweif
23.4
256.3
825.3
178.4
Fayoum
13.6
137.0
931.6
194.1
Minya
11.4
120.5
1177.7
50.2
Total
57.8
620.8
3274.7
−1005.2
Upper Egypt
Assiut
5.4
58.4
1006.9
107.8
Sohag
9.5
88.1
907.5
−111.6
Qena
3.6
36.0
437.2
−211.9
Luxor
2.0
19.6
187.4
−68.8
Aswan
0.7
8.1
218.0
−84.2
New Valley
0.4
3.7
418.3
368.8
Total
21.6
213.9
3175.2
0.2
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0
0
65.9
−21.7
North Sinai
0
0
6.1
−86.1
South Sinai
0
0
8.4
−12.5
Red Sea
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0
0
80.4
−194.0
Grand total
273.8
2861
16,444
−2977
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Table 6.13 Wheat added cultivated area and production using the saved amounts of irrigation
water, total wheat production (from deficit irrigation, intercropping systems and the saved water)
and wheat production-consumption gap
Saved water from winter crops
Cultivated area
(000 ha)
Production
(000 ha)
Total wheat production
(000 ton)
Gap
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
1.9
20.6
286.0
−770.5
Behira
28.6
335.1
2467.4
1202.6
Gharbia
18.5
25.9
496.2
−527.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
36.3
398.7
1409.7
720.9
Dakahlia
38.9
528.0
1546.0
216.6
Damietta
7.6
83.8
192.1
−114.3
Sharkia
28.2
301.9
1995.0
527.7
Ismailia
1.5
17.1
245.4
−21.7
Port Said
0.9
10.3
64.1
−89.1
Suez
0.6
6.9
41.7
−107.4
Menoufia
14.7
159.2
780.2
−100.9
Qalyubia
16.9
138.6
390.4
−761.7
Cairo
0
0
0
−1952.4
Total
194.5
2026.0
9914.1
−1777.9
Middle Egypt
Giza
9.4
106.9
340.1
−1427.8
Bani Sweif
23.4
256.3
825.3
178.4
Fayoum
13.6
137.0
931.6
194.1
Minya
11.4
120.5
1177.7
50.2
Total
57.8
620.8
3274.7
−1005.2
Upper Egypt
Assiut
5.4
58.4
1006.9
107.8
Sohag
9.5
88.1
907.5
−111.6
Qena
3.6
36.0
437.2
−211.9
Luxor
2.0
19.6
187.4
−68.8
Aswan
0.7
8.1
218.0
−84.2
New Valley
0.4
3.7
418.3
368.8
Total
21.6
213.9
3175.2
0.2
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0
0
65.9
−21.7
North Sinai
0
0
6.1
−86.1
South Sinai
0
0
8.4
−12.5
Red Sea
0
0
0
−73.7
Total
0
0
80.4
−194.0
Grand total
273.8
2861
16,444
−2977
6 Wheat Insufficiency and Deficit Irrigation