ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR THE FACTOR AFFECTING THE FOOD GAP FOR LENTIL CROP
Abstract: Lentil is an important leguminous crop in Egypt used in man feeding. Data point that the cultivated area of lentil crop reduced from 16.2 thousand feddans in 1991 to 1.875thousand feddans in 2007. Consequently, The total production reduced from 12.23 thousand tons in 1991 to 1.537 thousand tons in 2007 which, in turn, led to reduction in local production commend to the local consumption. This caused food gap led to increase importation from 43.30 thousand tons in 1991 to 196.98 thousand tons in 2007.
The study amid to investing production and economic indication as well as the most important factors. Also, to estimate condition of trading exchange of lentil producer during the period of 1991-2007.
The results showed that increasing farm price, reducing production costs in the last year and increasing the cultivated area in the last year lead to increasing lentil cultivated area in the current year, Where these factors affected the cultivated area by 87% increasing. the used quantity of lentil (thousand ton year) is the most important economic factor that increases quantity by 91 thousand tons. Also, this factor affects by 61% from the change in the quantity of lentil imports.
The study indicate that the condition of trading exchange of lentil producers was fluctuate and it was less than too meaning that was not in favor of the producers during the study.
The study recommends to put agricultural price policy aims to reducing price of production facilities which are bought out the agricultural sector. This is to improve the productivity and to increase cultivated area of lentil crop to increase producer incomes. Also, to improve consumption levels and nutrition of social groups having limited to achieve the agricultural stability this could be done by:
1- Minimizing lentil production costs to the lowest in spite of higher labor wages, seeds and machinery.
2- Reducing lentil consumption by consuming alternatives.
3- Reducing the lentil imports by increasing the area and increasing the productivity as well as increasing the production to increase self sufficiency.
Publication year 2009
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Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Journal
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