40
The prevailing cropping pattern in both old and new lands contains diversifies
number of field, vegetable and medicinal crops, in addition to fruit trees (Table 3.5).
Ouda and Zohry (2018) estimated total water requirements for the prevailing cropping pattern in the old lands by 49.5 BCM. Whereas, in the new lands, they reported
that water requirements for the prevailing cropping pattern were estimated by 12.9
BCM. Thus, the total amount of irrigation water required to irrigate the old and new
cultivated area is 62.3 BCM (Table 3.5).
3.7 Food Gaps in Egypt
The steady increase in the population from year to year, the decline in land productivity due to cessation of the implementation of crop rotation after agriculture liberalization law in 1980s, and the incompatibility of the fertilization regimes with
cultivated crops have cause food shortage in many important crops. Additionally,
Table 3.5 National cropping pattern in Egypt in 2014/15 growing season and its water
requirements
Cultivated area (ha)
Water requirements (m
3 )
Winter crops
Wheat
1,354,844
8,825,826,373
Faba bean
34,418
178,997,045
Clover
624,741
5,948,296,442
Onion
148,173
1,244,936,988
Tomato
70,173
347,661,962
Potato
102,285
339,729,364
Sugar beet
231,193
1,955,202,088
Other crops
680,278
2,858,335,063
Total
3,246,104
21,698,985,326
Summer crops
Cotton
100,349
1,264,924,487
Rice
506,249
5,896,134,782
Maize
938,329
9,259,942,383
Soybean
14,130
147,263,643
Sunflower
6585
48,883,220
Potato
53,110
385,322,673
Tomato
89,825
824,943,808
Cowpea
516
1,032,000
Sugarcane
134,656
4,271,214,589
Fruit trees
524,763
9,789,068,856
Other crops
682,329
8,735,940,296
Total
3,050,840
40,624,670,737
Grand total
6,296,944
62,323,656,063
Source: Ouda and Zohry (2018)
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda
The prevailing cropping pattern in both old and new lands contains diversifies
number of field, vegetable and medicinal crops, in addition to fruit trees (Table 3.5).
Ouda and Zohry (2018) estimated total water requirements for the prevailing cropping pattern in the old lands by 49.5 BCM. Whereas, in the new lands, they reported
that water requirements for the prevailing cropping pattern were estimated by 12.9
BCM. Thus, the total amount of irrigation water required to irrigate the old and new
cultivated area is 62.3 BCM (Table 3.5).
3.7 Food Gaps in Egypt
The steady increase in the population from year to year, the decline in land productivity due to cessation of the implementation of crop rotation after agriculture liberalization law in 1980s, and the incompatibility of the fertilization regimes with
cultivated crops have cause food shortage in many important crops. Additionally,
Table 3.5 National cropping pattern in Egypt in 2014/15 growing season and its water
requirements
Cultivated area (ha)
Water requirements (m
3 )
Winter crops
Wheat
1,354,844
8,825,826,373
Faba bean
34,418
178,997,045
Clover
624,741
5,948,296,442
Onion
148,173
1,244,936,988
Tomato
70,173
347,661,962
Potato
102,285
339,729,364
Sugar beet
231,193
1,955,202,088
Other crops
680,278
2,858,335,063
Total
3,246,104
21,698,985,326
Summer crops
Cotton
100,349
1,264,924,487
Rice
506,249
5,896,134,782
Maize
938,329
9,259,942,383
Soybean
14,130
147,263,643
Sunflower
6585
48,883,220
Potato
53,110
385,322,673
Tomato
89,825
824,943,808
Cowpea
516
1,032,000
Sugarcane
134,656
4,271,214,589
Fruit trees
524,763
9,789,068,856
Other crops
682,329
8,735,940,296
Total
3,050,840
40,624,670,737
Grand total
6,296,944
62,323,656,063
Source: Ouda and Zohry (2018)
A. E.-H. Zohry and S. Ouda