Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops
Water is a limited resource that needs sustainable management, which aims to develop and protect it. Without a proper management, water will become a constraining factor in the socioeconomic development of Egypt. Giving information on the economic value of water enable decision makers to take inform...
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| author | H. Hosni I.K. El-gafy A.H. Ibrahim A.S. Abowarda |
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| description | Water is a limited resource that needs sustainable management, which aims to develop and protect it. Without a proper management, water will become a constraining factor in the socioeconomic development of Egypt.
Giving information on the economic value of water enable decision makers to take informed choices on water allocation to face the growing demands for all uses and drawing its sustainable future in agricultural and water policies. The current paper aims to assist decision makers in developing new cropping patterns considering the supply and demand aspects based on the efficient utilization of the water resources. It has proposed a cropping pattern which can increase the economic value of irrigation water from 0.88 LE/CM to 0.92 LE/CM. It can also decrease the gap between the national production and the imports, and increase self sufficiency of the main agricultural crops. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43b85ecfabd245dba110d41683dcbfbe2022-12-21T22:09:15ZengElsevierAin Shams Engineering Journal2090-44792014-12-01541005101710.1016/j.asej.2014.04.013Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main cropsH. Hosni0I.K. El-gafy1A.H. Ibrahim2A.S. Abowarda3Construction Engineering and Utility Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptStrategic Research Unit (SRU), National Water Research Center (NWRC), Qaliobia, EgyptConstruction Engineering and Utility Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptStrategic Research Unit (SRU), National Water Research Center (NWRC), Qaliobia, EgyptWater is a limited resource that needs sustainable management, which aims to develop and protect it. Without a proper management, water will become a constraining factor in the socioeconomic development of Egypt. Giving information on the economic value of water enable decision makers to take informed choices on water allocation to face the growing demands for all uses and drawing its sustainable future in agricultural and water policies. The current paper aims to assist decision makers in developing new cropping patterns considering the supply and demand aspects based on the efficient utilization of the water resources. It has proposed a cropping pattern which can increase the economic value of irrigation water from 0.88 LE/CM to 0.92 LE/CM. It can also decrease the gap between the national production and the imports, and increase self sufficiency of the main agricultural crops.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447914000574Economic valueCropping patternLinear programingOptimization |
| spellingShingle | H. Hosni I.K. El-gafy A.H. Ibrahim A.S. Abowarda Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops Ain Shams Engineering Journal Economic value Cropping pattern Linear programing Optimization |
| title | Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| title_full | Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| title_fullStr | Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| title_short | Maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| title_sort | maximizing the economic value of irrigation water and achieving self sufficiency of main crops |
| topic | Economic value Cropping pattern Linear programing Optimization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447914000574 |
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