دراسة تحليلية لكفاءة الاستثمار الزراعي الأجنبي المباشر لبعض الدول العربية بشمال أفريقيا

Abstract EN

Summary Arab agricultural investments are considered to be the most important tools to help Arab economic growth and integration in the light of scientific and knowledge development in various fields.

Investment is a source for the transfer of advanced technological capabilities or organizational, managerial, marketing and other important inputs among the Arab countries.

The research aims to study the efficiency of agricultural investments of Arab countries in North Africa.

The most important results of the study: - It was found that the increase of agricultural investment by 1% leads to an increase in AGDP by 0.42%.

This relationship was statistically significant, which confirms the strength of the relationship.

- The results of the study show that the agricultural investments of the Arab countries in North Africa increased from about 3.3 billion dollars in 2000 to about 13.3 billion dollars in 2017 by about 303% during the study period.

- The investment rate for each country in North Africa shows the efficiency of agricultural investment in all countries.

The investment rate for Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan is 0.11, 0.18, 0.14, 0.28 and 0.52, respectively.

- The results of the analysis of the standard model of factors affecting the determinants of Arab-African investment showed that the value of Arab African agricultural investments is inversely proportional to the size of agricultural employment, The decline in the volume of agricultural employment is due to the expansion of the use of technology in the agricultural sector.

- The results of the model showed that investments were adversely affected and reversed during periods of revolutions (Political instability), While the increase in investments was shown after the division of Sudan due to the opening of new markets and thus the expansion of agricultural investments.

Recommendation: - Arab countries should increase Arab-African investments in the agricultural sector and work on the use of modern technology to reduce operating costs and increase production.

- Preparing investment maps for the agricultural sector of the Arab countries in North Africa, providing a database and information systems for investors and coordinating them to avoid competition in this sector.