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Abstract
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
The agricultural sector occupies a prominent position in
the Egyptian Netionet Economy. Such a position is based on
the fact that the sector is largely responsible for the supply
of most of the food needs and directs some surplus to export
channels.
The Egyptian exports of agricultural products are a
principal source of foreign currencies needed for economic
and social development. Moreover, agrfr:ulture is a main
supplier of raw materials requested by major industries. On
the 0ther hand, agriculture acts as a wide market for the
industrial products.
Agricultural intensification is one of the major ways for
developing agriculture and raising its production. The
agricultural intensification is the subject matter this study,
the study aims to identify the agricultural intensification
concept, an economic and technical evaluation for some of
its applications and to show the benefit which may be gained
with the application of some agricultural intensification.
The study contains five chapters, Chapter one includes
the both important and problem of research which revolves
around the significant importance of some agricultural
problem dimensions in Egypt, such as shortage of both
productivity, incomes and the increasing self-sufficiency
rates for principal food increase. Chopter one also includes
the aim of research, reserch methods and study orgization.
Chapter two concentrates on rflviewing the studies
related to agricultural tntenslticetion: Such studies took
place’ at several universities and institutes interested in the
topic. Many seminars and symposiums, which were held in
the respect, have been considered.
Chapter three’ deals with its beginning and evaluation.
the food gap and how it could be closed through
intensification. It is quies known that the gaper could be
obviously manifested. The study show that the selfsufficiency
increased from 21 %, 60% (1985 - 1986) to
48. 1%, 72. 1% (1994 - 1995) for wheat and maiz crops,
respectively. Also, the self-sufficiency increased from
49.8% (1985-1986) to 82.9% (1994 - 1995) for sugar can
corp.
The study also show that the agricultural productive values
increased from L.E 4621 thousand (1985) to L.E 19.647
million (1995) with increasing about L.E 15.037 million.
On the other hand the total agricultural productive
increased from L.E 6.92 million (1985) to L.E 33. 75 million
(1995) with increasing about L.E 26.83 million due to
agricultural intensification used.
Chapter four discussed the resources of land, water and
human labour. It has been found that dUring 1987-1995
period the area cultivated by cotton and soybean were
decreased while the area of cereal crops, vegetables, fruit
and sugar cane were increased. The coefficient of
intensification was 1.90 (1986J, 1.94 (1963), 1.8 (196’1)
and 1.81 (1996J which indicates relatively decreased.
Chapter four also discussed the various definition of
agricultural intensittcetion, Economists consider agricultural
intensification as a strategy for maximizing net farm income,
while technicians are interested in physical production of the
farm. And the major strategies discussed are:-
1. Crop intensification.
2. Mechanical energy intensification.
3. Input intensification.
4. Human resources intensification.
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5. Improvement of soil and irrigation methods.
6. Intensification of vegetable crops.
Chapter five discussed the economic and technical
evaluation of intensification crops under two major
governorates namely fEI-Gharbia and EI-Monofia) through
three parts:
Part (1):
To shed light on economic and technical evaluation of:
( a) Intercropping cotton and onion compared with cotton
crop sol.
tb ) Rotation of cotton and onion compared with rotation
of cotton crop sol.
(C) Comparison of intercropping pattern in tow
governorates under study.
Part (2):
Discussed the economic ’and technical evaluation of
intercropping grabes and clover ’compared with grabes sol. In
EI-Gharbia governorate.
Part (3):
Discussed the economtc and technical evaluation of
intercropping of tometos, and mei: crops compared with
maiz crop sol. In EI-Monofia governorate.
The obtained results revealed ~that the intercropping
cotton and onion was economically feasible. The
intercropping of two crops increased the net incom by L.E
1358.72 per feddan as 101.97% under EI-Gharbia
governorate, Also data indicat that the highest net income by
L.E 1313.45 per fedan as 66.4% was found in roation of
cotton and onion if compared with cotton rotation sol. in
EI-Gharbia governorate. Net income per feddan for inter
cropping cotton and onion and rotation of cotton and onion
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for EI-Monofia g0v.ernorate took the same trend wer found in
El-Gerbie governorate. For comparison between two
governorates under study, the net income perfeddan, in EIGharbia
governorate was higher than those in EI-Monofia
Governorate, for different intercropping system under study.
Regarding the technical evaluation of different intercropping
systems in two selected governorates, data revealed that the
land equivelant rats was 73% and 47% in EL-Gharbia and
EI-Monofia governorate, respectively.
Data in part (2) indicated that the intercropping grapes and
clover in EI-Gharbia governorate was economically feasible,
The intercropping of two crops increased the net revenue by
L.E 743 per feddan as 24.36% if compared with grapes sol.
Also, results revealed that the land equivelant rats increased
by 61.5% with intercropping system.
Part (3) discussed the intercroing tomatoes and maiz
crops in EI-Monofia governorate, data clearly show that this
intercroping system was economically feasible. The
intercropping of two crops increased the net revenue by L.E
250 per feddan as 17.24 % if compared with toatoes crops
sol. Data also show that the land equivelant rats was 60%
with intercropping system used.
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