Economics of Olive Crop in North Sinai Governorate | ||||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 46, Issue 3, September 2025, Page 425-448 PDF (686.32 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2025.447143 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Samy Ghenmy  1; Rokaiah H Gabr 2
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| 1Department of Economics and Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University | ||||
| 2Dept. Agric. Econ., Fac. Agric., Zagazig Univ., Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The research aims to study the economics of olive crop in North Sinai Governorate. The research relied on two types of data: secondary data, and primary data through a field sample estimated at about 117 individuals using a stratified random cluster sample system during the production season (2023/2024). The research used multiple analytical methodologies including both descriptive and quantitative analysis. The most important results are: The average of the cultivated area, the productive area, the productivity per feddan, and the total production of the olive crop in North Sinai Governorate amounted to about 29.29 thousand feddan, 21.31 thousand feddan, 2.72 tons, and 59.76 thousand tons, respectively, during (2010-2023). The economic efficiency of the components of organic fertilizer, chemical fertilizers, labor, and pesticides was approximately 12.40, 32645.85, 54.44, -71.98, respectively for the first category, 15.48, 1.94, 4.04, -4.86, respectively for the second category, 17.15, 12209.80, 21.16, -23.55, respectively for the total study sample. The productivity per feddan at the actual size, optimum size, and profit-maximizing size was about 1.43, 2.40, and 3.35 tons/feddan, respectively, for the first category, 1.47, 2.25, and 2.91 tons/feddan, respectively, for the second category, and 1.45, 2.27, and 3.00 tons/feddan, respectively, for the total study sample. The net profit per feddan at the actual production size, optimum size, and profit-maximizing size amounted to approximately 62.09, 119.52, and 146.05 thousand L.E for the first category, and approximately 60.78, 108.96, and 126.41 thousand L.E for the second category, and approximately 61.02, 110.19, and 130.28 thousand L.E for the total sample, Finally, the study recommends the need to focus on the produced quantities and not just the cultivated areas, and to instruct farmers to plant crops that support olives to benefit from the land area for at least 10 years. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Olive crop; Economics; Lost income; North Sinai; Egypt | ||||
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