Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt

Gouda, Dalia M.

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“…Sprinkler or drip irrigation is used on 5 These shares are higher than many other middle-income countries, despite the fact that the share of agriculture value added and employment in agriculture have been declining in Egypt, following the country's economic transformation (El-Enbaby et al, 2016). 6 Some water is also supplied from groundwater via the Nile Aquifer and the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer, which allows the reclamation of lands into the Eastern and Western Deserts, which the government is promoting to make up for declining agricultural land per capita around the Nile Valley (Gouda, 2016;Kassim et al, 2018;Sims, 2014).…”

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Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt

Abay¹,

Abdelfattah²,

El‐Enbaby

et al. 2022

Agricultural Economics

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Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints. Tightening land constraints are expected to trigger various responses, including agricultural intensification, as postulated by the Boserup hypothesis. The relevance of the Boserup hypothesis in irrigated agriculture, and in contexts where application of improved inputs is high, remains largely unexplored. Furthermore, while much of the debate on the topic in Africa has focused on how to boost agricultural intensification, there is scant evidence on whether evolving agricultural intensification practices in some parts of Africa are sustainable. In this article, we investigate the implication of land size (at the plot and farm level) on agricultural intensification. Our analysis sheds light on the relevance of the Boserup hypothesis in the context of Egypt, where irrigation dominates agriculture and input application rates are high relative to global standards. We also examine whether evolving agricultural intensification practices induced by land scarcity are agronomically appropriate. Our findings show that smaller plot and farm sizes are associated with higher application of agricultural inputs, mainly nitrogen fertilizers. Importantly, small plot size is associated with overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer relative to cropspecific agronomic recommendations. In addition, smaller plots are associated with higher rates of labor application and lower rates of mechanization.

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Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt

Abay¹,

Abdelfattah²,

El‐Enbaby

et al. 2022

Agricultural Economics

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“…Yağmur ve su kaynakları açısından Lübnan ve Türk ye daha az r sk altındayken, Mısır kuraklık ve su kaynaklarının c dd derecede azalması sorunları le karşı karşıyadır. N l nehr Nehr , kend başına Mısır'ın su ht yacının %96'sını karşılamaktadır ve N l nehr Nehr çevres ndek alan tüm ülken n yalnızca %5' olmasına rağmen, su ve toprak ver ml l ğ sayes nde nüfusun neredeyse %90'ı N l nehr Nehr çevres nde yaşamaktadır(Ibrah m and Ibrah m, 2003;S ms, 2015;Gouda, 2016). Topraklarının büyük kısmı ver ms z olan Mısır'da araz ıslahı çalışmaları yapılmaktadır fakat bu çalışmalar sonucu tarıma açılan toprakların yapısından ötürü, N l nehr Nehr yakınında şlenen topraklar kadar ver ml olmadığı b l nmekted r (El-Nahrawy, 2011).…”

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İktisatın Unutulmuş Çocuğu: Tarım Sektörü ve Tarımın Orta Doğu’daki Geleceği

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2022

Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi

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Purpose: We are exploring the topics of food security and agricultural production by taking a closer look at the Middle East region. Design/Methodology/Approach: We will examine the vulnerabilities in the agricultural sector and food security in Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey. Findings: Starting in the 1980s, the shift to liberalism on economic thinking has transformed the international economic relationships, trade and individual policies. Liberalization of international trade created import-dependency in some foodstuffs and agricultural inputs. The lack of agricultural production to cover for the demand, the fragility of the Egyptian economy to afford the import of demanded food supply and political instabilities that brings inefficient government policies for agriculture cause Egypt’s food insecurity problems. Lebanon’s agricultural production deficits due to geographical, climatic constraints, economic crisis, unplanned urbanization, inefficient agricultural policies create food insecurity problems. In Turkey, the privatizations of agricultural organizations, the decreased amount of support and education given to farmers, inefficient government policies lead to agricultural sector not performing at its maximum potential. Considering the rough period the World is going through with a pandemic and the continuing effects of climate change, the risk of food insecurity, food production shortages in Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey is very high and it should be addressed by the governments with proper, effective policy changes and interventions. Originality/Value: In this article, our main purpose is to draw attention to food security, which is becoming an important problem especially in the Middle East, by comparing agricultural sectors in Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey.

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Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt

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Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt

Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt

İktisatın Unutulmuş Çocuğu: Tarım Sektörü ve Tarımın Orta Doğu’daki Geleceği

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