دراسة اقتصادية للبصمة المائية و مؤشراتها لمحصول البرتقال المصري

Abstract EN

The results of the research show that the water needs per ton of oranges ranged between a minimum of about 533.9 m 3 / ton in 2005.

and a maximum of about 696.7 m 3 / ton in 2020.

representing about 86.8%.

157.7% of the average The water needs per ton.

amounting to about 615 m 3 / ton.

and an annual decrease that is not statistically significant.

amounted to about - 0.670 m 3 / ton during the study period.

By studying the amount of Egyptian exports of oranges and the average water needs per ton.

the amount of water lost from the export (internal water footprint) ranged between a minimum of about 32.283 million m 3 in 2001.

and a maximum of about 1158.8 million m 3 in 2019.

representing about 6.4 %.

228.9% of the average inland water footprint.

which is about 506.3 million m3.

And an annual statistically significant increase amounted to about 7.4506 million m 3 during the study period .

The indicators of the total water footprint of oranges show that the percentage of dependence on external water imports reached (zero) because there are no imports to Egypt of the orange crop.

and the self-sufficiency rate of local water resources has reached 100% .

When estimating the strategic stock of oranges by calculating the amount of surplus and deficit allocated for local consumption during the period (2000-2020).

it is clear from the results that the production sufficiency period for local consumption of oranges fluctuated between a minimum of about 418.79 days in 2001.

and a maximum of about 418.79 days in 2001.

About 1007.05 days in 2020.

However.

it is noted that the import coverage period for domestic consumption during the study period amounted to zero.

as there were no imports of oranges imported by Egypt.

and this reflects the position that Egypt occupies in the export of oranges and its lack of dependence on the outside.

which calls for protecting Egyptian food security from fluctuations The economic.

political and climatic conditions of the countries that monopolize the production and export of oranges in the world Therefore.

the research aims at an economic study of the water footprint and its indicators for the Egyptian orange crop and exposure to one of the most important mechanisms for rationalizing water consumption.

preserving and estimating it.

which is the water footprint and its indicators.

virtual water and virtual water trade as well as an estimate Strategic stock and food security factor for orange crop.

Within the framework of the results and indicators highlighted by the research.

there was a need for the necessity of economic integration between local agriculture.

import and external agricultural investment.

and the importance of adopting the concept of virtual water when developing the future strategy for the agricultural sector to ensure the adoption of agricultural production systems for export crops that use less water such as oranges compared to other crops.