Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints.
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Land scarcity impedes sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt
Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints.
The success of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions in countries in the Middle East and North Africa has not been examined in much depth.
To narrow this knowledge gap, a smallholder farm household survey was conducted in six governorates in Upper Egypt in April and May 2018 following the winter cropping season.
This paper characterizes smallholder farm households in Upper Egypt based on data from a comprehensive farm household survey.
Adjustment of wheat production to market reform in Egypt
In response to slow growth in the agricultural sector and as part of a general shift towards a more market-oriented economy, the Government of Egypt started liberalizing the agricultural sector in 1987.