ESTIMATING AND ANALYZING THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SOME CASH CEREAL CROPS IN IRAQ AND EGYPT FOR THE PERIOD 1995-2016

Eman Y Alnjar ,Basim Fadhil Latteef Al-Douri ,Waleed I Sultan

doi:10.33899/magrj.2020.128623.1079

Abstract

This study aims to estimating and analyzing the factors affecting the production and productivity of the main cereal crops in Iraq and Egypt at the period 1995-2016, which are characterized with low production. Three crops were selected, which are wheat, barley and rice. The research was based on a hypothesis that there is a deterioration in the production of the three crops due to some factors that hamper the development of crops production for the period 1995-2016. To verify the hypothesis, the methodology used linking two directions, the descriptive method which depended on the previous studies dealing with the same topic and the quantitative method based on the standard economics methods and techniques. The two stages normal least squares method was used and then interpreting the results of the quantitative method to evaluate the theoretical aspect of the study depending on the economic theory concept. Important conclusions were reached, including: agriculture in Iraq and Egypt is subjected to several limitations with varying effects on its growth. Also, the research reached the important result: the level of the economic agricultural exposure has a negative impact on the quantities of rice produced in Iraq and Egypt, and the researcher recommended adopting a pricing policy that contributes to the product protection and making the local prices of the crops in question approximately the same international prices.

Highlights

The agricultural sector occupies is of a great importance in the economies of the countries in general and the economies of the non-oil developing countries in particular
This study aims to estimating and analyzing the factors affecting the production and productivity of the main cereal crops in Iraq and Egypt at the period 1995-2016, which are characterized with low production
The research reached the important result: the level of the economic agricultural exposure has a negative impact on the quantities of rice produced in Iraq and Egypt, and the researcher recommended adopting a pricing policy that contributes to the product protection and making the local prices of the crops in question approximately the same international prices

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The agricultural sector occupies is of a great importance in the economies of the countries in general and the economies of the non-oil developing countries in particular. Means of expanding the export of the agricultural crops) as the production situation crops (wheat, barley, rice) indicate that the developing countries suffer from a shortage in local offer of these crops as a result of the lack of production capacities for the current period to cover all the needs and uses of these crops (FAO ,2003 ) The reason behind this problem is due to a number of economic obstacles that restrict the increase of production and productivity of these crops and due to the misuse of the economic resources, From this standpoint came the research problem .The importance of research comes from the importance of grain crops in general and the importance of the cash crops in particular, as they vital for the food security and for providing the foreign currency. The range of the area planted with (wheat, barley , rice) was (1055, 1029 , 273) thousand hectares respectively

Barley wheat

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS