AN ECONOMIC STUDY FOR THE IMPORTANT FACTOR ON THE GAP OF FABA BEANS IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Dept. Economics, Fac. Agric., Ain Shams Univ

2 Agric. Economics Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shobra11241, Cairo, Egypt

3 Agric. Research Center, Agric. Economics Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

This research is aimed at investigating the evolution of the food gap of faba beans and its underpinning factors. Faba beans constitute the most basic foodstuff Egyptian diet.  Among all legumes the beans crop occupies the largest acreage and provides the beans crop occupies the largest acreage and provides the largest volume of production. However, domestic production of faba beans is increasing falling short of its ability to meet the domestic consumption 
requirements. That is the food gap of faba beans is widening year after year. In fact the gap increased substantially from 73 thousand tons in year 2000 to about 650 thousand tons in 2016. By an increase of about 891%, this research is intended to study the evolution of the food gap of faba bean in Egypt During the period (2000-2016). 

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 27, Issue 3
Agric. Economic Nos. 105 …. 112 pp. 1263-1369 Rural Sociology No. 143 pp. 1783-1801 Agric. Biochemistry Nos. 144 … 146 pp. 1803-1841 Agric. Biochemistry Nos. 144 … 146 pp. 1803-1841 Agric. Engineering Nos. 147 … 149 pp. 1843-1880
September 2019
Pages 1761-1770

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