أثر سياسات الإصلاح الاقتصادي و التكيف الهيكلي على قيمة إنتاج أهم المحاصيل الحقلية في مصر

Abstract EN

Economic reform and structural adjustment programs began in Egypt since mid eighties.

The aim was to secure food particularly strategic crops like wheat, rice, maize and cotton.

The main objective of present research is therefore to investigate the impact of the application of economic reform policy and structural adjustment on the production value for the important field crops in Egypt.

Some statistical methods have been applied, i.e dummy variables regression, Chow Test and an index number to explore the effect of economic reform policy on agricultural Sector.

The major results of the research may be summarized in the following:- - The economic reform policy has led to an increase in the area of rice and maize by 5.2%, 2% respectively from cultivated area before the application of the economic reform for these crops.

- The average productivity per feddan for crops: wheat, rice and maize increased by 2.3%, 3.4%, 2.3% respectively, while the average productivity per feddan for Cotton decreased by 1.1% from the average productivity per feddan before the application of the economic reform.

- The price per product unit for : wheat crop increased by 3.6% while there was a decreasing for others faba bean, rice and maize by 4.1%, 5.1% , 5.3% respectively from the average price per product unit before the application of the economic reform.

- The results also showed an increasing in the major product value for crops: wheat, rice and maize by 8% , 3.8% , 1.9% from the major product value before the application of the economic reform for these crops.

- Finally, The most effectiveness factor on changing the product value for wheat, rice and maize was the average of cultivated area, while the most effectiveness factor on changing the product value for cotton was the average productivity per feddan, also the most effectiveness factor on changing faba bean monetary value was farm price.