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Table 8.4 Projected total cultivated areas of wheat and its production in the old and 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
29.5
6
188.7
6
Behira
163.9
7
1148.8
7
Gharbia
38.9
10
264.0
10
Kafr El
Sheikh
79.9
7
523.4
7
Dakahlia
73.0
7
576.4
7
Damietta
8.0
8
53.8
8
Sharkia
139.1
7
963.7
7
Ismailia
13.2
7
85.9
7
Port Said
4.6
8
31.5
9
Suez
2.1
10
13.3
8
Menoufia
46.4
9
356.4
9
Qalyubia
18.9
10
133.5
10
Total/average 617.6
7
4339.4
7
Middle Egypt
Giza
15.5
11
120.5
11
Bani Sweif
44.8
10
319.2
10
Fayoum
70.8
8
457.0
8
Minya
86.7
10
617.7
10
Total/average 217.8
10
1514.4
10
Upper Egypt
Assiut
78.3
11
561.3
11
Sohag
72.4
10
491.2
10
Qena
33.6
11
213.8
11
Luxor
11.7
11
71.1
11
Aswan
19.8
10
133.7
10
New Valley
57.6
9
349.7
9
Total/average 273.4
10
1820.8
10
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
3.8
3
22.5
0.5
North Sinai
0.9
8
1.2
3
South Sinai
0.4
11
1.9
4
Total/average 5.2
7
25.6
3
Grand total
1114.0
9
7700.1
7
8 Climate Change and Wheat Self-Sufficiency