Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta
The food self-sufficiency policy has always featured as an unquestionable policy objective for Egypt. This is understandable when one considers both the high population growth and the social and political vulnerability associated with a dependence on food imports and world market food prices such as...
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| author | Badawy, Adham Elmahdi, Amgad El-Hafez, S. A. Ibrahim, A. |
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| description | The food self-sufficiency policy has always featured as an unquestionable policy objective for Egypt. This is understandable when one considers both the high population growth and the social and political vulnerability associated with a dependence on food imports and world market food prices such as wheat. Intensive agriculture has led to a growing subsidy burden for the Egyptian government. In addition, the agricultural fields in Egypt are commonly distributed with relatively small sizes parcels that usually reduce the reliability of the agricultural sector, particularly in the delta region, to meet the national food policy. On top of that, climate change, through changing weather patterns and increased temperatures, is affecting agricultural yields and thus farmers’ livelihoods. A water profitability analysis was conducted for three governorates in the Nile Delta in Egypt to establish a baseline and assess the net return per unit of water of the main crops in each of these governorates; this can act as a reference of the water profitability of different crops before they are affected by climate change and other internal and external factors. The analysis was based on extensive in-person surveys in each governorate in addition to workshop discussions with farmers. The study has highlighted the impact of a lack of extension services, which limits farmers’ ability to increase their land and water productivity. Farmers with more access to subsidized production inputs managed to achieve higher levels of water profitability even on smaller lands. Finally, we drew from our findings key policy actions to improve water profitability and land productivity for farmers in the Nile Delta to achieve higher levels of food security. This will help build resilient food production systems that are reliable in the face of climate change and other drivers. In addition, an integrated nexus strategy and plan for the inter- and intra-country is recommended to address the challenges related to food and climate security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1194332025-12-08T10:29:22Z Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta Badawy, Adham Elmahdi, Amgad El-Hafez, S. A. Ibrahim, A. water productivity profitability food security climate change resilience case studies water security crops farmers The food self-sufficiency policy has always featured as an unquestionable policy objective for Egypt. This is understandable when one considers both the high population growth and the social and political vulnerability associated with a dependence on food imports and world market food prices such as wheat. Intensive agriculture has led to a growing subsidy burden for the Egyptian government. In addition, the agricultural fields in Egypt are commonly distributed with relatively small sizes parcels that usually reduce the reliability of the agricultural sector, particularly in the delta region, to meet the national food policy. On top of that, climate change, through changing weather patterns and increased temperatures, is affecting agricultural yields and thus farmers’ livelihoods. A water profitability analysis was conducted for three governorates in the Nile Delta in Egypt to establish a baseline and assess the net return per unit of water of the main crops in each of these governorates; this can act as a reference of the water profitability of different crops before they are affected by climate change and other internal and external factors. The analysis was based on extensive in-person surveys in each governorate in addition to workshop discussions with farmers. The study has highlighted the impact of a lack of extension services, which limits farmers’ ability to increase their land and water productivity. Farmers with more access to subsidized production inputs managed to achieve higher levels of water profitability even on smaller lands. Finally, we drew from our findings key policy actions to improve water profitability and land productivity for farmers in the Nile Delta to achieve higher levels of food security. This will help build resilient food production systems that are reliable in the face of climate change and other drivers. In addition, an integrated nexus strategy and plan for the inter- and intra-country is recommended to address the challenges related to food and climate security. 2022-01-30 2022-04-30T23:52:02Z 2022-04-30T23:52:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119433 en Open Access MDPI Badawy, Adham; Elmahdi, Amgad; El-Hafez, S. A.; Ibrahim, A. 2022. Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta. Climate, 10(2):17. (Special issue: Climate Change and Food Insecurity) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10020017] |
| spellingShingle | water productivity profitability food security climate change resilience case studies water security crops farmers Badawy, Adham Elmahdi, Amgad El-Hafez, S. A. Ibrahim, A. Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title | Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title_full | Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title_fullStr | Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title_short | Water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta |
| title_sort | water profitability analysis to improve food security and climate resilience a case study in the egyptian nile delta |
| topic | water productivity profitability food security climate change resilience case studies water security crops farmers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119433 |
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