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Assessment of Land Economic Efficiency in Producing Faba Beans and Lentils in the Old Lands
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• Mansoura Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Mansoura University, Vol.(9), No.(6), Mansoura, Egypt, June 2018.
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Egypt is predominantly desert and only 3.7% of its total area is cultivated. Hence, efficient use of the scarce land resources is becoming of highly importance to maintain acceptable level of food security. Despite the importance of faba bean and lentil being two of the major staple food commodities in the Egyptian diet, their local production is unable to meet the growing local consumption needs. Accordingly, the Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Development until 2030 aims at increasing both of land efficiency and the area planted to legumes. This study, therefore, attempts to assess land economic efficiency in producing both crops in the old lands. To accomplish this goal, the study employed multiple regression model and analysis of variance. The results revealed that land economic efficiency in producing faba bean for the period (2011-2016) ranged between 58-90%, 84-86% and 61-79% in lower, middle and upper Egypt, respectively. As for lentils, the efficiency in lower and upper Egypt ranged between about 23-95% and 25.5-72%, respectively. These results indicate that there still room for improving such efficiency in producing both crops by increasing the area planted to both crops in the districts of higher efficiency. In light of these findings, the study recommends allocating land resources in the districts of higher efficiency in order to ensure potential land capability to produce both crops. Besides, improving the efficiency in the districts of lower efficiency in producing both crops by weed control and soil improvement programs.
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2018
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465 - 471
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مكتبة كلية الزراعة - جامعة المنصورة - المنصورة، الدقهلية، مصر.
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المنصورة
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مجلة الاقتصاد الزراعي والعلوم الاجتماعية
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