دراسة اقتصادية للأزولا في محافظة الشرقية

الملخص EN

Animal production in Egypt suffers from a shortage of fodder materials, as well as in the traditional materials used as raw materials that are included in the formulation of feeds, in addition to the fact that they have become very expensive.

therefore, non-traditional sources had to be found to replace the high-priced imported fodder raw materials.

the study aimed to shed light and identify the economics of azolla through, by studying the economics of Azolla production, costs and indicators of economic efficiency and productivity of Azolla, as well as comparing indicators of economic efficiency of Azolla as a non-traditional source and egyptian alfalfa as the most important traditional source of green fodder in Egypt.

the importance of the study is due to the fact that economic decision makers in Egypt can be guided by the results of this study and other similar studies when developing future plans and programs.

the sample was chosen using the intentional sampling method, due to the lack of proliferation of these farms, as it was collected from the districts of Kafr Saqr and Awlad Saqr.

one of the most important results of the study was the variable costs amounted to about 75.29 thousand L.E per feddan, while the fixed costs amounted to about 82.80 thousand L.E per feddan, and the total costs amounted to about 158.09 thousand L.E per feddan, while the total return amounted to about 468 thousand L.E per feddan, as the feddan produces about 156 tons at an, and the net return amounted to about 309.907 thousand L.E pounds per feddan, and the profitability of the spent pound amounted to about 1.983 L.E, and the gross margin amounted to about 392.71 thousand L.E.

as for the percentage of revenue for total costs, it was about 2.96%, while it was about 6.22% for variable costs.

it is clear that the average cost of producing a ton is about 1013.42 L.E per ton, the average price per ton is about 3000 L.E, the net return per ton is about 1986.58 L.E per ton, the product incentive is about 66.22%, the quantity parity point is about 52.70 tons, and the price parity point is about 1013.42 L.E.

it was also shown from the comparison of Azolla and alfalfa mesqawy that Azolla is superior to alfalfa in terms of productivity and economic efficiency indicators.