The Impact of Technology in Increasing Maize Production reducing Wheat Gap
Abstract: The objectives of the study is to investigate the reasons behind reduction in maize cultivated area, and to explore the possibilities of defusing new technologies in agriculture that help in reducing the gab between wheat production and consumption in Egypt.
The study has used Harry w. Ayer and Edward Schuh model for measuring the shift in the supply curve of maize. Data were collected by the rapid rural Appraisal technique.
The main results indicated that Minia governorate has the largest cultivated area with maize followed by Menofia , Sharkia , Behira and Suhage ,respectively , with the following percentages : 15.04% , 13%, 11.42%, 7.83% and 6.96%of total area . Varieties 310 hybrid followed by 321 hybrid has caused the largest movement in supply function to the right, receptivity.
The profit measured as a return per pound for each of Maize, Groundnut, sesame and rice was 0.97,0.84,0.56 and 0.55 respectivety.
When the varieties are orderd descendingly with respect to yield, the Single 123 come first and Balady came last. Balady is the main variety planted in Bany Sweef. An RRA was conducted in this Governorates to study the reasons behind its plantation despite its low productivity.
Publication year 2005
Organization Name
Department Rural Community Development Research
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Development economics and policies
Publication Type Conference/Workshop
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