187
to reach 3397.3 and 3586.1 million tons, respectively. Self-sufficiency percentage
for tomato will be 78, 81 and 94% under traditional cultivation, cultivation on raised
beds and application of deficit irrigation, respectively. Thus, no water could be
saved from tomato cultivation to be used in wheat cultivation.
Table 8.17 Potential sugar beet total 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 only
Traditional
cultivation
Raised beds
cultivation
Deficit irrigation and
All added
area
Added area from new
lands
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
120.3
151.5
147.9
136.3
Behira
729.8
979.5
988.1
863.6
Gharbia
350.7
403.3
427.6
427.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
2266.9
3226.9
3222.0
2755.0
Dakahlia
1732.6
2257.9
2286.2
2006.3
Damietta
96.7
134.1
134.5
115.9
Sharkia
1525.0
1899.8
1938.3
1724.4
Ismailia
163.2
168.1
177.3
166.0
Port Said
528.7
528.7
560.4
528.7
Suez
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.5
Menoufia
34.9
49.9
42.5
42.5
Qalyubia
6.3
9.0
7.7
7.7
Total
7558.5
9812.4
9936.3
8777.5
Middle Egypt
Giza
82.4
86.0
90.4
84.1
Bani Sweif
688.8
932.9
942.2
830.3
Fayoum
555.2
638.5
676.9
676.9
Minya
720.1
911.8
930.5
834.2
Total
2046.6
2569.2
2640.0
2425.4
Upper Egypt
Assiut
145.3
200.7
201.6
174.8
New Valley
34.4
34.4
36.5
34.4
Total
179.7
235.2
238.1
209.2
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
236.3
236.3
250.4
236.3
Total
236.3
236.3
250.4
236.3
Grand total
10,021.1
12,853.1
13,064.8
11,648.5
8 Climate Change and Wheat Self-Sufficiency