EFFICIENCY OF POUl TRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS | ||||
Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||||
Article 1, Volume 30, Issue 9, September 2005, Page 5261-5269 PDF (131.74 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2005.208475 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
M. A . Oweeda,1; H. M. Hegazy·1; Maisa M . Megahed2; M. A. EI-Sawy3 | ||||
1• Agricultural Economic Dept. Mansoura University | ||||
2Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, A. R. C. | ||||
3Agricultural Engineering Research Instltuts, A. R. C | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Poultry production is one of the eHective industries that play vital role in the Egyptian economic target, as it is one of the intensive capital investments. The study aims at evaluation or Ihe dererent poultry production systems to setup the optimum system that realizes the economic effiCiency. A Questionnaire was applied in EI-Santa village, Gharbia Governorate. The collected data was analyzed and presented as separate consecutive issues towards comprehensive judgment of the studied topic. Seven systems were investigated through 101 observations applying the systems. The gross margin among the deferent systems was 1629 LEfton meat. while the net farm income was 963 L.E.lton meat which is about 59% of the total margin. this finding reveals the importance ot the fixed costs . On the other hand the Normal profit which reflects the share 01 ownership and management in the Iota I income reached 737 L.E./ton meat. The risk in poultry farms activity was studied by estimating two parameters coefficient of variability and confidants ~'" show the level 01 risk in profitability. High degree of risk was found, as three systems out of the seven studied systems were negative as they realized losses. The study recommended increasing the currenl size of production by 24% to 43.8% in order to overcome the losses existed in applying the systems 01 production. These systems (5, 6, 7) need 10 raise the level of the applied technology. | ||||
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