170
8.4.3.2 Cultivation on Raised Beds
According to previous research in Egypt on wheat cultivation on raised beds
(Abouelenin et al. 2010; Karrou et al. 2012; Khalil and Abouelenin 2012; Zohry
et al. 2019), we assumed that raised beds cultivation will save 20% of the applied
irrigation water in the old lands and no water saving will occur in the new lands. In
addition, wheat productivity will increase by 15% in the old lands only.
Table 8.3 Projected cultivated areas of wheat and its production in the new lands in 2030 and
percentage of reduction in the cultivated area and production
Area
(000 ha)
Percentage of
reduction (%)
Production
(000 ton)
Percentage of
reduction (%)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
17.2
6
106.0
6
Behira
50.3
7
337.1
7
Kafr El
Sheikh
1.0
7
6.1
7
Dakahlia
6.1
7
47.0
7
Damietta
0.4
8
2.7
8
Sharkia
9.2
7
56.6
7
Ismailia
5.3
7
34.1
7
Port Said
4.6
8
31.5
9
Suez
0.4
8
2.3
8
Total
94.4
7
623.4
7
Middle Egypt
Giza
2.1
10
14.5
11
Bani Sweif
3.2
11
20.8
10
Fayoum
1.6
8
9.2
8
Minya
4.1
9
24.4
10
Total/average 11.0
10
69.0
10
Upper Egypt
Assiut
6.6
11
40.6
11
Sohag
4.3
10
22.4
11
Qena
8.4
11
46.3
10
Luxor
5.8
11
31.8
11
Aswan
15.4
10
102.7
10
New Valley
57.6
9
349.7
9
Total/average 98.1
11
593.5
10
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
3.8
3
22.0
3
North Sinai
0.9
8
1.1
4
South Sinai
0.4
11
1.8
8
Total/average 5.0
7
25.0
5
Grand total
208.7
8
1311.0
7
S. Ouda and A. E.-H. Zohry