أثر التعديات علي الأرض الزراعية علي صافي العائد و الدخل من أهم الحاصلات الزراعية بمحافظة أسيوط

الملخص EN

There is no doubt that the cultivated land resource has been and is still an essential pillar of economic-agricultural development.

This resource is exposed to numerous types of encroachment that limit its ability to perform its essential role in producing food and clothing for any society.

Encroachment on cultivated land threatens the future of the agricultural sector in Egypt and its ability to satisfy the food needs of society.

The present study aims at shedding light on the economic effect of the spread of the phenomenon of building on cultivated land and attempts to find some suggestions for solving this problem.

The researcher relied on the initial data of a field study conducted through a questionnaire designed specifically for that purpose.

A random sample was drawn from the same towns mentioned above.

This sample involved 20 agronomists and employees at municipalities to know how to cope with the encroachments existing in the governorate.

A sample of 8 leaders of the land protection authority was drown to get the most important suggestions for reducing the phenomenon of encroachment on cultivated land in Assiut governorate.

Among the most significant results by the present study are the following: The forms of encroachment on cultivated land are numerous.

They include building.

setting up economic and service projects.

letting land lie follow and eroding soil.

The types of economic projects that are set up include poultry farms.

they threaten the future of agricultural production and consequently.

the food safety of the Egyptian people.

The study of the economic effect of using cultivated land for non-agricultural projects in the study sample has indicated that the profits made by the projects owner make the idea of encroaching on cultivated land an important phenomenon through which she can increase her income and raise her standard of living.

The impact of infringements on agricultural land on the net return and income of the most important agricultural crops in the governorate of Assiut.

In the study sample has indicated that the loss in the areas cultivated with the most important crops in Assiut Governorate (i.e.

cotton.

wheat.

clover.

corn.

maize.

and peanuts) is 3.69.

167.92.

27.69.

122.27.

1.77 and 48.63 feddans.

respectively.

while the loss in agricultural income in the governorate for these crops is about 21.83 thousand pounds.

The loss in agricultural job opportunities in the governorate is about 6175.3 laborer per day with a value of about 500.51 thousand pounds.

In the light of the above results.

the researcher recommends the following: 1- Passing laws that incriminate encroachment on cultivated land.

2- The media should raise citizens' awareness of the danger of the phenomenon of encroachment on cultivated land.

whether through building.

letting land lie fallow.

or eroding soil.

3- Urban expansion in the suburbs of governorates and paying attention to the desert hinterland village project.

4- Increasing the number of agricultural supervisors at the land protection authority administration in Assiut Governorate to cover cultivated land and catch encroachments early.