188
Table 8.18 Potential total production of onion (000  tons) in 2030 under traditional and raised
beds cultivation, under application of deficit irrigation, application of deficit irrigation and used the
saved water from new lands to add new area and the saved irrigation amounts (MCM)
Traditional
cultivation
Beds
cultivation
Deficit irrigation
with added area
Deficit irrigation with
added area from new
lands
Saved
water
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0
Behira
328.6
391.1
405.9
387.8
1.6
Gharbia
698.7
981.4
966.8
966.8
8.4
Kafr El
Sheikh
22.2
32.0
30.7
30.7
0.3
Dakahlia
302.7
348.1
418.8
418.8
3.9
Damietta
21.1
29.1
29.8
28.4
0.3
Sharkia
160.9
224.4
229.3
219.2
2.2
Ismailia
4.3
5.0
5.2
5.0
0
Suez
8.0
9.9
10.2
9.7
0.1
Menoufia
11.8
16.8
16.4
16.4
0.1
Qalyubia
155.4
215.9
215.1
215.1
1.9
Total
1714.0
2254.1
2328.6
2298.3
18.7
Middle Egypt
Giza
11.9
16.1
16.7
16.0
0.2
Bani Sweif 161.1
191.6
198.0
188.9
1.1
Fayoum
145.6
187.9
193.1
184.4
1.4
Minya
64.9
77.7
80.4
76.8
0.4
Total
383.5
473.3
488.2
466.1
3.1
Upper Egypt
Assiut
24.0
34.8
33.2
33.2
0.3
Sohag
237.1
269.2
282.5
269.4
1.2
Qena
30.6
33.4
35.1
33.4
0.1
Luxor
7.5
9.9
10.1
9.6
0.1
Aswan
20.7
22.4
23.2
22.1
0.1
New Valley 36.0
36.0
37.8
36.0
0
Total
355.9
405.7
421.8
403.7
1.8
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.8
0
Total
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.8
0
Grand total 2457.3
3136.9
3242.6
3172.0
23.7
S. Ouda and A. E.-H. Zohry