ESTIMATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE CROP UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION CONDITIONS IN BEHEIRA GOVERNORATE

Abstract

The Egyptian agricultural sector consumes the largest part of the water resources at the national level. The agricultural water needs vary according to the cultivated crop area. The agricultural water needs amounted to about 63 billion m3 in the year 2018/2019, representing 82.9% of the total water use in Egypt. Hence, it was necessary to Initiating the development of irrigation systems and methods in the old agricultural lands to maximize the use of each drop of available water. Undoubtedly, the water resource is one of the most important agricultural production resources due to its scarcity and limitations on the one hand, and by virtue of not calculating its actual value in estimating the cost of production on the other hand. Economic exploitation is considered Optimizing agricultural resources is one of the main objectives of agricultural policy to achieve continuity of agricultural development .