The Impact of Wheat Cultivation methods on Total Factor Productivity in Beheira Governorate | ||||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 46, Issue 3, September 2025, Page 483-494 PDF (409.93 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2025.450872 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Safaa Elwakeek  ; Nerven Yassa
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| Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Department of Research and Regional Studies | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The state is making great efforts to boost domestic wheat production and ensure strategic reserves. However, there is a disparity between wheat production and consumption in Egypt. In light of the limited agricultural land and water resources and their impact on the difficulty of horizontal agricultural expansion, the importance of relying on vertical agricultural expansion increases through the use of advanced agricultural technologies and improved resource management. The research primarily aimed to study the impact of wheat cultivation on terraces on the total productivity of production factors in Beheira Governorate, in addition to analyzing the economic impacts resulting from the expansion of the use of wheat cultivation on terraces. The results indicated relative stability in the area and productivity of wheat during the study period, both at the national level and in Beheira Governorate. The results also showed a decrease in total variable costs in terrace farming compared to traditional farming by approximately 4.6%, due to the lower cost of production requirements in the terrace farming method compared to traditional farming. The results also showed higher profitability indicators per feddan for terrace farming compared to traditional farming, with the return per pound spent amounting to approximately 0.69 and 0.46 pounds for each, respectively. The results indicated that terraced wheat cultivation had a positive role in increasing the total productivity of production factors. This increase can be attributed entirely to technical change resulting from the terraced cultivation method, given the stability of technical and scale efficiency. The terraced cultivation method also had some economic impacts, including a 16.2% reduction in the quantity of seeds required to cultivate one feddan of wheat, a saving of approximately 349 cubic meters of irrigation water per feddan, and an increase in wheat productivity per acre of approximately 15.6%. In light of the previous results, the study recommends expanding the terraced wheat cultivation method in Beheira Governorate to increase wheat production and benefit from the advantages of this method. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Total Factor Productivity; Costs; Profitability Indicators; Technical Change | ||||
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