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Table 4.3 (continued)
Area (000 ha)
Production (000 ton)
Water requirements (BCM)
Qena
8.4
542.5
115.7
Luxor
3.1
118.0
42.6
Aswan
2.4
127.9
34.4
New Valley
7.6
501.4
75.9
Total
75.1
5838.3
921.5
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh
2.1
40.4
13.0
North Sinai
0.002
0.05
0.01
Total
2.1
40.5
13.0
Grand total
618.2
44,909.5
5902.2
WR water requirements, BCM billion cubic meter
Table 4.4 Potential added cultivated area of Egyptian clover as a result of cultivation on raised
beds, potential total cultivated area and its potential total production
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(old + new + added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.6
8.3
362.0
Behira
15.5
106.3
9679.9
Gharbia
9.4
46.9
3277.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
12.2
62.0
7349.4
Dakahlia
18.5
94.7
5567.6
Damietta
4.8
25.0
1915.1
Sharkia
13.9
77.0
6435.7
Ismailia
0.6
4.6
254.3
Port Said
0
5.6
267.4
Suez
0.3
1.8
121.3
Menoufia
10.7
53.5
4694.8
Qalyubia
3.9
19.5
1534.5
Cairo
0.1
0.3
15.5
Total
90.5
505.3
41,475.0
Middle Egypt
Giza
3.9
19.9
1529.4
Bani Sweif
7.0
36.5
3213.6
Fayoum
11.2
55.8
2193.4
Minya
8.6
44.7
2578.3
Total
30.7
156.9
9514.7
Upper Egypt
Assiut
5.2
27.5
2475.2
Sohag
7.4
38.6
3336.2
Qena
1.9
10.3
717.4
(continued)
4 Field Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt