An Economic Study of the Production and Consumption of Vegetable Oils in Egypt
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• The Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences (JSAS) Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University,Vol.(43), No.(1), Kafrelsheikh, Egypt, March 2017.
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The research has adopted on the analytical and descriptive approach, and the methods of statistical analysis, relying on the published and unpublished data from Official agencies and international information network during the period (2000 -2015) . The research found the following results:-
The results of the study of productivity indicators for the most important oilseed crop in Egypt pointed to the fluctuation in both the planted area, the productivity per acre and the total production of all crops: cottonseed, sunflower seeds, and soya seed oil, which reflected the general trend of decreasing for each crop, certainly morally or upwardly. The results of the study of the relative impact variables on the planted area and the productivity per acre on the total production pointed to outweigh the horizontal expansion option in the three crop production than the vertical expansion option of choice. According to a study of economic factors affecting the production of vegetable oil in Egypt: the outweigh of the profitability pound spent on summer crops competing oil crops which indicates the reasons for the reluctance of farmers for the cultivation of oil crops and thus lower the total planted area and production of seed and oil.
The results of the study of economic indicators for the production and consumption of vegetable oils in Egypt noted: that self-sufficiency in vegetable oils is decreasing annually by 1.07% represents about 4.4% of the annual average for the period of research, which is equal to a 24.1% rate. While for factors affecting the consumption per capita of vegetable oils in Egypt, it has been demonstrated that the average annual pound income per capita and the quantity of imports of vegetable oils during the search period by thousands of tons are the most important factors affecting the average annual consumption per capita of vegetable oils.
In light of the findings of the research results, the research recommends the following:
Increase the total production of oil crops seeds which the oil extraction industry depend on by:
1- Expansion in the cultivation of oil crops that have proven successful in the cultivation of new land, in addition to improving the seeds used to grow the crop productivity with the introduction of new crops in the oily extract vegetable oils industry.
2- Setting pricing policy ensures fair returns to growers of those crops as one of the main reasons for the reluctance of farmers for the cultivation of oilseed crops is low return them, with the inability to commercialization.
3- Use extension means to connect farmers to guide them with new high-yield varieties.
4- Work to raise awareness to rationalize the consumption of vegetable oils and reduce waste them.
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Availability location مكتبة كلية الزراعة، جامعة كفر الشيخ
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serial title مجلة العلوم الزراعية المستدامة
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