135
Table 6.14 Water productivity (kg/ha) of wheat under suggested production alternatives
Alternative
(1)
Alternative
(2)
Alternative
(3)
Alternative
(4)
Alternative
(5)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
1.43
1.68
1.78
1.89
1.86
Behira
1.35
1.74
1.84
2.34
2.20
Gharbia
1.00
1.41
1.50
1.61
1.09
Kafr El Sheikh 1.18
1.66
1.76
2.12
1.90
Dakahlia
1.46
2.01
2.13
2.38
2.18
Damietta
1.20
1.65
1.76
2.23
1.82
Sharkia
1.06
1.45
1.56
1.75
1.64
Ismailia
1.20
1.50
1.59
2.96
2.76
Port Said
1.60
1.60
1.69
2.50
2.29
Suez
1.07
1.44
1.52
2.60
2.25
Menoufia
1.32
1.80
1.95
2.10
1.91
Qalyubia
1.13
1.56
1.68
1.92
2.29
Average
1.25
1.62
1.73
2.20
2.02
Middle Egypt
Giza
1.34
1.79
1.92
2.32
2.31
Bani Sweif
1.08
1.48
1.58
1.73
1.83
Fayoum
0.92
1.26
1.35
1.46
1.29
Minya
0.99
1.35
1.45
1.53
1.42
Average
1.08
1.47
1.58
1.76
1.71
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.92
1.24
1.33
1.38
1.32
Sohag
0.71
0.95
1.03
1.06
1.02
Qena
0.73
0.94
1.01
1.22
1.21
Luxor
0.71
0.85
0.91
1.49
1.49
Aswan
0.81
0.89
0.94
1.15
1.15
New Valley
0.94
0.94
0.98
1.01
1.00
Average
0.80
0.97
1.03
1.22
1.20
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh 1.35
2.03
1.42
3.94
3.20
North Sinai
0.29
0.12
0.29
1.49
1.49
South Sinai
0.64
0.34
0.64
2.69
2.69
Average
0.76
0.76
0.78
2.71
2.46
Overall
average
0.97
1.21
1.28
1.97
1.85
Production alternative (1) = conventional cultivation, Production alternative (2) = raised beds cultivation, Production alternative (3) = application of deficit irrigation on raised beds, Production
alternative (4)  =  application of deficit irrigation on raised beds and intercropping systems,
Production alternative (5) = application of deficit irrigation on raised beds, intercropping systems
and using saved water
6 Wheat Insufficiency and Deficit Irrigation