77
hectares, or by extra 11%, compared to the value under traditional cultivation.
Consequently, the total production of sugar beet could be increase to 14,110.0 million tons, or by 30%, compared to the value under traditional cultivation.
4.3.3.4 Water Conservation and Sugar Beet National Production
Table 4.12 showed that cultivation on raised beds and application of deficit irrigation to sugar beet resulted in saving in the applied irrigation water by 270.2 and
219.4 million cubic meters, respectively or 16% and 13% of the applied irrigation
Table 4.10 Potential added area as a result of cultivation of sugar beet on raised beds, its total
cultivated area and total production
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(old + new + added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.5
3.3
163.6
Behira
3.8
20.3
1057.9
Gharbia
1.7
7.7
435.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
15.1
69.3
3485.1
Dakahlia
7.2
43.1
2438.6
Damietta
0.5
2.6
144.9
Sharkia
5.4
38.4
2051.8
Ismailia
0.1
3.7
181.6
Port Said
0
12.3
571.0
Suez
0
0.1
3.8
Menoufia
0.2
1.0
53.9
Qalyubia
0.04
0.2
9.7
Total
34.6
202.0
10,597.4
Middle Egypt
Giza
0
1.4
92.9
Bani Sweif
3.5
16.8
1007.5
Fayoum
3.6
16.5
689.6
Minya
2.5
15.9
984.8
Total
9.7
50.7
2774.8
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.6
2.7
216.8
New Valley
0
0.8
37.2
Total
0.6
3.5
254.0
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0
5.8
255.2
Total
0
5.8
255.2
Grand total
44.9
261.9
13,881.3
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hectares, or by extra 11%, compared to the value under traditional cultivation.
Consequently, the total production of sugar beet could be increase to 14,110.0 million tons, or by 30%, compared to the value under traditional cultivation.
4.3.3.4 Water Conservation and Sugar Beet National Production
Table 4.12 showed that cultivation on raised beds and application of deficit irrigation to sugar beet resulted in saving in the applied irrigation water by 270.2 and
219.4 million cubic meters, respectively or 16% and 13% of the applied irrigation
Table 4.10 Potential added area as a result of cultivation of sugar beet on raised beds, its total
cultivated area and total production
Added area
(000 ha)
Total area (000 ha)
(old + new + added)
Total production
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
0.5
3.3
163.6
Behira
3.8
20.3
1057.9
Gharbia
1.7
7.7
435.6
Kafr El
Sheikh
15.1
69.3
3485.1
Dakahlia
7.2
43.1
2438.6
Damietta
0.5
2.6
144.9
Sharkia
5.4
38.4
2051.8
Ismailia
0.1
3.7
181.6
Port Said
0
12.3
571.0
Suez
0
0.1
3.8
Menoufia
0.2
1.0
53.9
Qalyubia
0.04
0.2
9.7
Total
34.6
202.0
10,597.4
Middle Egypt
Giza
0
1.4
92.9
Bani Sweif
3.5
16.8
1007.5
Fayoum
3.6
16.5
689.6
Minya
2.5
15.9
984.8
Total
9.7
50.7
2774.8
Upper Egypt
Assiut
0.6
2.7
216.8
New Valley
0
0.8
37.2
Total
0.6
3.5
254.0
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
0
5.8
255.2
Total
0
5.8
255.2
Grand total
44.9
261.9
13,881.3
4 Field Crops and Deficit Irrigation in Egypt