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1. Egyptian clover
Table 8.16 indicated that traditional cultivation of Egyptian clover will produce
only 41,201.3 million tons in 2030. Meanwhile, the total production of Egyptian
Table 8.16 Potential Egyptian clover production (000 tons) in 2030 under traditional cultivation,
raised beds, application of deficit irrigation with added area, application of deficit irrigation and
added area from new lands and the saved water (MCM)
Traditional
cultivation
Raised beds
cultivation
Deficit irrigation with
Saved
water
Added
area
Added area from
new lands
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
294.0
332.1
343.5
323.9
1.5
Behira
6806.1
8880.7
8959.9
8317.1
37.9
Gharbia
2614.8
3007.0
3570.8
3570.8
26.2
Kafr El
Sheikh
5067.1
6742.5
7224.9
6898.6
29.8
Dakahlia
3789.0
5107.9
5413.5
5141.6
47.2
Damietta
1362.0
1756.9
1913.7
1841.9
12.7
Sharkia
4403.0
5904.3
6174.9
5829.1
38.3
Ismailia
190.4
233.3
247.3
235.4
1.5
Port Said
245.4
245.4
257.6
245.4
0
Suez
77.7
111.3
112.5
104.3
0.9
Menoufia
3130.3
4307.1
4274.8
4274.8
26.1
Qalyubia
1000.7
1407.8
1366.6
1366.6
10.0
Cairo
10.2
14.2
13.9
13.9
0.2
Total
28,990.7
38,050.5
39,874.1 38,163.4
232.3
Middle Egypt
Giza
1065.5
1403.1
1514.3
1451.0
10.4
Bani Sweif
2266.5
2948.3
3195.0
3067.6
19.2
Fayoum
1749.8
2012.3
2389.6
2389.6
32.2
Minya
1735.4
2365.4
2478.8
2341.4
25.5
Total
6817.3
8729.1
9577.7
9249.5
87.2
Upper Egypt
Assiut
1805.3
2270.9
2517.2
2442.7
16.8
Sohag
2367.7
3060.7
3331.6
3205.5
26.7
Qena
497.7
658.1
697.9
663.2
7.4
Luxor
108.3
142.5
150.7
143.1
2.6
Aswan
117.4
143.4
148.9
140.4
1.5
New Valley
460.0
460.0
483.0
460.0
0
Total
5356.3
6735.6
7329.3
7054.9
55.0
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
37.1
37.1
39.0
37.1
0
Total
37.1
37.1
39.0
37.1
0
Grand total
41,201.3
53,552.3
56,820.0 54,505.0
374.5
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1. Egyptian clover
Table 8.16 indicated that traditional cultivation of Egyptian clover will produce
only 41,201.3 million tons in 2030. Meanwhile, the total production of Egyptian
Table 8.16 Potential Egyptian clover production (000 tons) in 2030 under traditional cultivation,
raised beds, application of deficit irrigation with added area, application of deficit irrigation and
added area from new lands and the saved water (MCM)
Traditional
cultivation
Raised beds
cultivation
Deficit irrigation with
Saved
water
Added
area
Added area from
new lands
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
294.0
332.1
343.5
323.9
1.5
Behira
6806.1
8880.7
8959.9
8317.1
37.9
Gharbia
2614.8
3007.0
3570.8
3570.8
26.2
Kafr El
Sheikh
5067.1
6742.5
7224.9
6898.6
29.8
Dakahlia
3789.0
5107.9
5413.5
5141.6
47.2
Damietta
1362.0
1756.9
1913.7
1841.9
12.7
Sharkia
4403.0
5904.3
6174.9
5829.1
38.3
Ismailia
190.4
233.3
247.3
235.4
1.5
Port Said
245.4
245.4
257.6
245.4
0
Suez
77.7
111.3
112.5
104.3
0.9
Menoufia
3130.3
4307.1
4274.8
4274.8
26.1
Qalyubia
1000.7
1407.8
1366.6
1366.6
10.0
Cairo
10.2
14.2
13.9
13.9
0.2
Total
28,990.7
38,050.5
39,874.1 38,163.4
232.3
Middle Egypt
Giza
1065.5
1403.1
1514.3
1451.0
10.4
Bani Sweif
2266.5
2948.3
3195.0
3067.6
19.2
Fayoum
1749.8
2012.3
2389.6
2389.6
32.2
Minya
1735.4
2365.4
2478.8
2341.4
25.5
Total
6817.3
8729.1
9577.7
9249.5
87.2
Upper Egypt
Assiut
1805.3
2270.9
2517.2
2442.7
16.8
Sohag
2367.7
3060.7
3331.6
3205.5
26.7
Qena
497.7
658.1
697.9
663.2
7.4
Luxor
108.3
142.5
150.7
143.1
2.6
Aswan
117.4
143.4
148.9
140.4
1.5
New Valley
460.0
460.0
483.0
460.0
0
Total
5356.3
6735.6
7329.3
7054.9
55.0
Border governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
37.1
37.1
39.0
37.1
0
Total
37.1
37.1
39.0
37.1
0
Grand total
41,201.3
53,552.3
56,820.0 54,505.0
374.5
8 Climate Change and Wheat Self-Sufficiency