An Economic study of Agricultural Investment in Egypt

Abstract: Summry
This study aims to identify the role of Egyptian agricultural investments, and to identify the reasons for these low investments, through studying the development of both the agricultural and gross domestic product and the current status of agricultural investments, the development of both national and agricultural investments, identifying the efficiency of agricultural investments in Egypt and studying the determinants of investments Agricultural impediments and how to overcome them.
This study contains three chapters in addition to the introduction and the summary.
The first chapter deals with the theoretical framework for the study, which includes the following points
Definition of investment: The investment definitions have multiplied, and the most important of them is that it is a new addition to society’s capital stock through the process of producing capital goods.
Types of investment: - Investment is two types: automatic investment (or it is an investment that does not depend on the level of income) and consecutive investment (it is the investment whose quantity is determined according to the level of national income and the investment may be local or foreign (direct or indirect)
Foreign direct investment: It is financial transfers that are received from abroad in the form of in kind or in the form of cash or both for the purpose of setting up projects and achieving profits, and there are many forms of foreign direct investment, the most important of which is the joint investment in which participation is made between the foreigner and one of the Egyptian investors and foreign direct investment has many advantages, the most important of which is that it is considered an alternative to external loans and an increase in public debt and its burdens, and it contributes to fueling the labor force and providing new job opportunities, and contributes to improving the status of the trade balance and the balance of payments, and leads to lower costs of domestic production And it helps to open new markets for the exports of the host country, helps to transfer experiences in management and modern technology.
Publication year 2020
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Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Journal