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Table 4.6 Saved irrigation water and total production of Egyptian clover as a result cultivation on
raised beds and application of deficit irrigation without added area
Raised beds cultivation
Deficit irrigation application
Saved water
(MCM)
Total production
(000 ton)
Saved water
(MCM)
Total production
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
4.2
333.8
3.2
319.5
Behira
108.3
8094.3
47.8
7718.8
Gharbia
74.8
3277.6
26.2
3113.7
Kafr El
Sheikh
85.3
6342.1
30.1
6025.7
Dakahlia
134.8
4734.9
48.0
4499.1
Damietta
36.2
1699.1
13.1
1614.7
Sharkia
109.6
5437.0
41.4
5170.6
Ismailia
4.2
227.7
2.1
217.1
Port Said
0
267.4
1.9
256.7
Suez
2.6
96.6
0.9
91.8
Menoufia
74.6
3923.8
26.1
3727.7
Qalyubia
28.6
1254.4
10.0
1191.7
Cairo
0.4
12.8
0.2
12.1
Total
663.6
35,701.7
251.0
33959.2
Middle Egypt
Giza
29.7
1333.8
10.5
1267.2
Bani Sweif
54.8
2828.7
19.8
2688.1
Fayoum
91.9
2193.4
32.2
2083.7
Minya
73.0
2162.6
26.3
2055.3
Total
249.3
8518.5
88.7
8094.3
Upper Egypt
Assiut
48.0
2252.8
17.5
2140.8
Sohag
76.3
2955.4
27.6
2808.5
Qena
21.1
616.5
7.9
586.2
Luxor
7.5
133.6
2.9
127.1
Aswan
4.2
138.2
2.1
131.9
New Valley
0
501.4
3.8
481.3
Total
157.1
6597.9
61.8
6275.8
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0
40.4
0.6
38.8
North Sinai
0
0.049
0.002
0.047
Total
0
40.4
0.6
38.8
Grand total
1070.1
50,858.6
402.1
48,368.1
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