Water and Agriculture in Egypt
Published Date
December 01, 2013
Type
Working Paper
Authors:
Theib Yousef Oweis Oweis, Atef Swelam, Abdel-Ghany El-Gindy, Dia El Din Ahmed Hussein El‐Quosy, Hamdy Khalifa, Mahmoud El-Kholy, Sayed Ahmed Abd El‐Hafez
The purpose of this working paper is to support the Government of Egypt’s Strategy for
Sustainable Agricultural Development towards 2030 (SADS‐2030). This strategy paper was
published in 2009 and was concerned with the sustainable use of Egypt’s natural and
agricultural resources. Methods to increase land and water productivity, which would
consequently raise food security, improve living standards, and reduce the poverty of rural
inhabitants were also considered
Citation:
Fawzi Karajeh, Theib Oweis, Atef Swelam, Abdel-Ghany El-Gindy, Dia El Din El‐Quosy, Hamdy Khalifa, Mahmoud El-Kholy, Sayed Abd El‐Hafez. (1/12/2013). Water and Agriculture in Egypt. Beirut, Lebanon: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Keywords:
irrigation
water
water use
resource management
water reuse
economic development
drainage systems