التعاونيات و دورها في إنتاج و توزيع التقاوي لبعض المحاصيل الإستراتيجية في مصر

الملخص EN

The agricultural sector plays an important role in the national economic architecture in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

It provides food and clothing to the population as well as providing raw materials for industry.

Despite the increasing importance of the agricultural cooperative's role.

they are still unable to fulfill the role assigned to them.

Hence the research problem revealed the lack of agricultural cooperatives role in the field of seed production and distribution compared to the agencies working in it and represented in the governmental and private sectors (companies).

especially with regard to the production of strategic crops seeds under evaluation.

The research aimed to identify the role of the cooperative sector in the seed production and marketing activities through identifying the current role of agricultural cooperatives in the production and distribution of seeds and comparing them with the role played by other organizations working in the field of seed crop strategic production under study.

Also.

identify the most important problems and obstacles that led to the low contribution of cooperatives in the seeds production and distribution.

The research revealed the wide spread of agricultural cooperatives in the structure of agricultural credit cooperatives.

The number of local associations reached 4308 in 2017/2018.

in addition to 831 specific associations at the level of villages in Egypt.

Despite the widespread of cooperatives.

they were unable to cover farmers’ needs of approved seeds like traders.

It was also found that the percentage of specific associations working in the crops field.

which is the field of production and distribution of seeds.

is one of its activities.

not more than 2% of the total quality associations at the level of the Republic in the year 2017/2018.

With regard to the seeds production of strategic crops such as wheat.

rice.

corn and beans.

it was clear that the proportion of the cooperatives contribution to the total production of seed for these crops does not exceed than 10%.

this proportion does not parallel to the size and spread of cooperatives.

The research also showed that the average percentage of approved seed coverage for the cultivated area of wheat.

maize.

rice.

and municipal beans is about 38%.

53%.

18%.

and 26%.

respectively.

during the period 2004/2005-2017/2018.

it is clear through the sample that to increase the demand to deal with associations in the field of seeds.

they must provide good varieties of seeds suitable for the region in which they are located.

at the appropriate time for agriculture and at competitive prices.

The research also demonstrated the weakness of the material and technical capabilities of cooperatives working in the field of seed production and that cooperatives only perform the multiplication of seeds.

The study showed that the demand for strategic crop cultivation is largely dependent on the stability of agricultural policy.

and adherence to stated price decisions to supply farmers' production of crops under investigation.