Economic assessment of some technologies used in irrigated agriculture and their impacts on farmer’s livelihoods: Case of the Egyptian salt-affected soils farms

Enas Abbas Saleh, Ali Ahmed Ibrahim El Shahat, Boubaker Dhehibi, Aden A. Aw-Hassan. (27/9/2013). Economic assessment of some technologies used in irrigated agriculture and their impacts on farmer’s livelihoods: Case of the Egyptian salt-affected soils farms. Egyptian Journal of Agriculture Economics, 23 (3), pp. 1225-1238.

Abstract

Salinity is a continuous challenge in Egypt because of the dry climate, and more salt being carried by the Nile River 35 a result of pollution, water shortage, seawater intrusion and human practices. Accumulation of excessive salt in irrigated soils of Egypt negatively affects crops' yields, reduce the effectiveness of irrigation, deteriorate soil structure and affect other soil quality. This study was carried as part of the activities of the "Water and Livelihood Initiative (WLI)". In this study, we hypothesized that fanners in the Salt-affected soils of Egypt grow crops at all economically efficient scheme, they efficiently use irrigation water and they can cope with soil salinity through using sustainable water-saving technologies and land conservation practices. This study aims t