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Abstract Egypt lie ill the northeastern corner of the African continent and has a total area (about I million kill”. About 96% of its total area i de err, end only 4% is agriculnrral land of the ile Valley lind Della, Eg}l’l population is estimated at 73.4 million (_004) with an llvernge annual growth rate of LS percent, The rural populanon is 58% of {he total population. Overall populanon density i 3 inhabitants Iklll: however, with about 97% f all people living in the Nile ’alley and Della, pepularion den it}’ mount to more than I J65 iuhabitams/knr’ wi rile in the de ens the density DROP to only 1.2 inhabiran kni (fAO 2005). Therefore, there is ever pressure and demand. di fated by the growing population. on the limited area of agriculmeel land, which is e rimated at about 7.2 million faddar . The demand of this growing population for housiug, utilities, ervices and infrastructure ha been readily taking away valuable acreages of agricultural land. A loss estimated at Ute rate of about 0,000 acres per year. make this problem a very eJ.10US one if let uncout oiled. Therefore, leud use patterns are cousr utly cbanging, commonly wirhagriculrural land being converted to urban \1 e. Undoubtedly, the horizontal expansion in the cultivated area is one of the Ulaj r aims of the agricultural policy of ,Egypt to increase the cultivated buds in order to face {he seriou 0\’(:1- population problem I1\”-RODUCrro PDf created with pdfFaclQry Pro trial version www.DdffaclorY3;om |