Water efficiency under the mixed (crop/livestock) farming system in Egypt: 1- water efficiency of milking buffalo compared to cash crops
Abstract: Hundred fifty farms were randomly selected in three governorates (fifty per each). The objective of the study was to assess Dairy Buffalo Water Efficiency (DBWE) compared with Crop Water Efficiency (CWE) in the three governorates. The selected farms represent two mixed farming systems (buffalo rice base system) for El-Beheira (B) and Kafer El-Sheikh (K) and (buffalo - sugar cane base system) for Qena (Q). Questionnaire was designed and pre tested on limiting groups of farms, the three studied areas. Data were collected through farmer's interview to find out land use, buffalo management and water used in dairy buffalo production. Water was calculated for animal and crop production and services to measure DB WE and CWE. Results showed that dairy buffalo revenues 1m3 were LE. 3.63, LE. 3.89 and LE. 5.05/m3 for Kafer El-Skeikh. Qena and El-Beheira, respectively. Meanwhile. rice production in Kafer El-Skeikh and El-Beheira were LE. 0.59 and LE. 0.30/m3 and sugar cane was LE.1.38/m3 in Qena. Corn revenues were LE. 0.63. LE. 0.41 and LE. 0.46/m3 in K. Q and B. respectively. Revenues for winter crops in delta were LE. 2.30, LE. 1.19 and LE. 2.11 per m3 for wheat, for the same governorates, respectively and LE. 0.19 for bean in El-Beheira. In view of the results it could be concluded that milk production has better water efficiency compared to cash crops.
Keywords: Water efficiency, milking buffaloes, farming systems, cash crops
Publication year 2012
Pages 111-121
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى- الجيزة
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serial title Egyptian Journal of Animal Production
ISSN 0302-4520
Author(s) from ARC
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Cash crops. Farming systems.
Proposed Agrovoc milking buffaloes;Water efficiency;Crop Water Efficiency;Dairy Buffalo WaterEfficiency;
Publication Type Journal
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