Water and Agriculture in Egypt

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2013-12-01

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Fawzi Karajeh, Theib Oweis, Atef Swelam, Abdel-Ghany El-Gindy, Dia El Din  El‐Quosy, Hamdy  Khalifa, Mahmoud El-Kholy, Sayed Abd El‐Hafez. (1/12/2013). Water and Agriculture in Egypt. Beirut, Lebanon: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Abstract

The purpose of this working paper is to support the Government of Egypt’s Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Development towards 2030 (SADS‐2030). This strategy paper was published in 2009 and was concerned with the sustainable use of Egypt’s natural and agricultural resources. Methods to increase land and water productivity, which would consequently raise food  security, improve living standards, and  reduce the poverty of rural inhabitants were also considered

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Agricultural Research Knowledge
Agriculture and Livelihood systems
Governance and Innovation Platforms
Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Intensification

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AGROVOC Keyword(s)

irrigation ; water ; water use ; resource management ; water reuse ; economic development ; drainage systems ; barley ; wheat ; rice ; cotton

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Oweis, Theib  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-4852
 Swelam, Atef  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-9901