تحليل اقتصادي لدور القطاع الزراعي في تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية في مصر

الملخص EN

The study aimed at evaluating the role of agricultural sector in achieving economic development in Egypt.

achieving this general goal, the study used both descriptive and quantitative statistical analysis methods, depending on published and unpublished time-series data collected from various sources.

the study indicated a noticeable increase in the value of both agricultural and gross domestic product during the period (2000-2020), but the contribution of agricultural product to the gross product tended to decrease gradually over this period.

it was also found that the relative importance of agricultural exports value from the total exports value was highly fluctuated and tended to decrease in general.

in addition to the above, the study showed that the contribution of agricultural labor to the total labor tend to decrease over the study period.

the findings indicated a decrease in per capita share of cultivated area, cropped area and water resources in Egypt, which the study attributed it to the accelerated population increase compared to the limited resources of land and water.

the findings also showed that the determinants of per capita agricultural domestic product-as one of the most important indicators of agricultural development-are represent in (per capital share of cultivated area, population growth rate, economic growth rate).

the study concluded to some recommendations, the most important of which is to increase the agricultural investments, and the need to a greater consideration for the mentioned determinants of agricultural development.