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Table 4.6 showed that under raised beds cultivation, 1070.1 billion cubic meters
could be saved, or 18% of the applied irrigation water to Egyptian clover under
traditional cultivation. In this case, no increase in the cultivated area will occur and
the total production will increase to 50,858.6 million tons, or by 13%, compared to
the total production of Egyptian clover under traditional cultivation.
Table 4.5 Potential added cultivated area of Egyptian clover as a result of application of deficit
irrigation, total cultivated area and its total production
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(old + new + added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.5
8.7
374.4
Behira
6.9
113.2
9766.3
Gharbia
3.3
50.2
3892.1
Kafr El
Sheikh
4.3
66.3
7875.1
Dakahlia
6.6
101.2
5900.7
Damietta
1.7
26.7
2085.9
Sharkia
5.2
82.2
6730.7
Ismailia
0.3
4.9
269.6
Port Said
0.3
5.9
280.8
Suez
0.1
1.9
122.6
Menoufia
3.7
57.3
4659.6
Qalyubia
1.4
20.8
1489.6
Cairo
0.02
0.3
15.2
Total
34.3
539.6
43,462.7
Middle Egypt
Giza
1.4
21.3
1650.6
Bani Sweif
2.5
39.0
3482.5
Fayoum
3.9
59.7
2604.7
Minya
3.1
47.8
2701.9
Total
10.9
167.8
10,439.7
Upper Egypt
Assiut
1.9
29.4
2743.8
Sohag
2.7
41.3
3631.4
Qena
0.7
11.0
760.7
Luxor
0.3
4.1
164.3
Aswan
0.2
2.9
162.4
New Valley
0
7.6
526.5
Total
5.7
96.3
7988.9
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0.1
2.2
42.5
North Sinai
0
0.002
0.05
Total
0.1
2.2
42.5
Grand total
51.0
805.9
61,933.8
4 Field Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt