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clover should be 54,385.8 million tons to meet the demand for it in 2030 (production multiplied by percentage of increase in the population, namely 32%). The production under traditional cultivation will only attain 76% self-sufficiency ratio.
Furthermore, under raised beds cultivation and using the saved water to cultivate
new areas, the total production of Egyptian clover will reach 53,552.3 million tons,
with 98% self-sufficiency. Application of deficit irrigation and used the saved to
added new area to the cultivated area of Egyptian clover water from new lands only
to cultivate new areas with Egyptian clover will produce 56,820.0 million tons, with
104% self-sufficiency ratio. Furthermore, application of deficit irrigation and used
the saved water from new lands to add new areas and the saved irrigation water from
old lands will be assigned to wheat cultivation resulted in 54,505.0 million tons
Egyptian clover, with 100% self-sufficiency. In this case, the amount of saved water
will be 374.5 million cubic meters.
2. Sugar beet
We assumed that the demand for sugar beet will increase by the same percentage
of population increase, namely 32% in 2030 over the production resulted from traditional cultivation to reach 13,277.8 million tons of sugar beet. Table 8.17 showed
that application of deficit irrigation to all the area cultivated under raised beds and
using the saved water from deficit irrigation to add new area will produce 13,064.8
million tons of sugar beet, which will attain 99% self-sufficiency. Furthermore,
application of deficit irrigation and used the saved water from new lands only to add
new area will result in lower total production, namely 11,648.5, with 88% selfsufficiency. In this case, we cannot save any irrigation water from sugar beet cultivation in 2030.
3. Onion
Similar procedure was done for onion, where traditional cultivation can only
produce 2457.3 million tons in of onion 2030 and the demand for it is expected to
increase by 32%, thus it will be 3243.6 million tons and the self-sufficiency ratio
will be 76%. Cultivation of onion on raised beds will increase the production to
3136.9 million tons with 97% self-sufficiency ratio. Application of deficit irrigation
to the old and new lands and used the saved water to cultivate new lands with onion
will increase the total production to 3242.6 million tons and attain self-sufficiency.
Furthermore, Application of deficit irrigation to the old and new lands and used the
saved water from new lands only to cultivate new areas with onion will produce
3172.0 million tons of onion attain 98% self-sufficiency. Thus, the saved irrigation
water from the old lands will be 23.7 million cubic could be assign to cultivate
wheat (Table 8.18).
4. Tomato
With respect to tomato (Table 8.19), its total production in 2030 will be 2888.0
million tons. In the meantime, the demand for it will be increase by 32% also to
reach 3809.2 million tons. Cultivation on raised beds and application of deficit irrigation and used all the saved water to add new areas will increase tomato production
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clover should be 54,385.8 million tons to meet the demand for it in 2030 (production multiplied by percentage of increase in the population, namely 32%). The production under traditional cultivation will only attain 76% self-sufficiency ratio.
Furthermore, under raised beds cultivation and using the saved water to cultivate
new areas, the total production of Egyptian clover will reach 53,552.3 million tons,
with 98% self-sufficiency. Application of deficit irrigation and used the saved to
added new area to the cultivated area of Egyptian clover water from new lands only
to cultivate new areas with Egyptian clover will produce 56,820.0 million tons, with
104% self-sufficiency ratio. Furthermore, application of deficit irrigation and used
the saved water from new lands to add new areas and the saved irrigation water from
old lands will be assigned to wheat cultivation resulted in 54,505.0 million tons
Egyptian clover, with 100% self-sufficiency. In this case, the amount of saved water
will be 374.5 million cubic meters.
2. Sugar beet
We assumed that the demand for sugar beet will increase by the same percentage
of population increase, namely 32% in 2030 over the production resulted from traditional cultivation to reach 13,277.8 million tons of sugar beet. Table 8.17 showed
that application of deficit irrigation to all the area cultivated under raised beds and
using the saved water from deficit irrigation to add new area will produce 13,064.8
million tons of sugar beet, which will attain 99% self-sufficiency. Furthermore,
application of deficit irrigation and used the saved water from new lands only to add
new area will result in lower total production, namely 11,648.5, with 88% selfsufficiency. In this case, we cannot save any irrigation water from sugar beet cultivation in 2030.
3. Onion
Similar procedure was done for onion, where traditional cultivation can only
produce 2457.3 million tons in of onion 2030 and the demand for it is expected to
increase by 32%, thus it will be 3243.6 million tons and the self-sufficiency ratio
will be 76%. Cultivation of onion on raised beds will increase the production to
3136.9 million tons with 97% self-sufficiency ratio. Application of deficit irrigation
to the old and new lands and used the saved water to cultivate new lands with onion
will increase the total production to 3242.6 million tons and attain self-sufficiency.
Furthermore, Application of deficit irrigation to the old and new lands and used the
saved water from new lands only to cultivate new areas with onion will produce
3172.0 million tons of onion attain 98% self-sufficiency. Thus, the saved irrigation
water from the old lands will be 23.7 million cubic could be assign to cultivate
wheat (Table 8.18).
4. Tomato
With respect to tomato (Table 8.19), its total production in 2030 will be 2888.0
million tons. In the meantime, the demand for it will be increase by 32% also to
reach 3809.2 million tons. Cultivation on raised beds and application of deficit irrigation and used all the saved water to add new areas will increase tomato production
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