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Future of Food Gaps in Egypt

Obstacles and Opportunities

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  1. Samiha A. H. Ouda

    1. Water & Envt Res Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Soils Water & Envt Res Institute, Giza, Egypt

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  2. Abd El-Hafeez Zohry

    1. Crops Intesefication Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute Crops Intesefication Research Department, Giza, Egypt

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  3. Huda Alkitkat

    1. Scientific Res. and Technology (ASRT) , Cairo, Egypt

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  4. Mostafa Morsy

    1. Astr and Meteorology Dept.. Fac. of Sc., Al Azhar University Astr and Meteorology Dept.. Fac. of Sc., Cairo, Egypt

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  5. Tarek Sayad

    1. Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Department of Astronomy & Meteorology Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, CAIRO, Egypt

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  6. Ahmed Kamel

    1. Agriculture Research Center, Field Crops Research Institute Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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  • Includes multidisciplinary approach to assess important food gaps in Egypt
  • Specific chapter on protection of climate change using IPCC AR5 models and regional climate model in 2030
  • Gives solutions for solving three food gaps in Egypt (wheat, maize and faba bean) using unconventional methods to increase land and water production under present and future conditions
  • Useful guide for overpopulated counties to solve their food gap problems

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Agriculture (BRIEFSAGRO)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry
    Pages 1-5

  3. Present and Future Water Requirements for Crops

    • Mostafa Morsy, Tarek Sayad, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 7-27

  4. Projections of the Egyptian Population

    • Huda Alkitkat
    Pages 29-36

  5. Crops Intensification to Reduce Wheat Gap in Egypt

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry
    Pages 37-56

  6. Increasing Land and Water Productivities to Reduce Maize Food Gap

    • Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 57-74

  7. Solution for Faba Bean Production-Consumption Gap

    • Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Samiha A. H. Ouda
    Pages 75-90

  8. Conclusion and Recommendations to Policy Makers

    • Samiha A. H. Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Ahmed Said Kamel
    Pages 91-95
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About this book

 This work gives a multidisciplinary approach to assess and provide solutions to improve food security in Egypt.  It has specific chapters on projection of climate change using IPCC AR5 models and regional climate model, and a chapter on population projection in 2030. This book aimed at research, graduate/post graduate students and policy makers.  It can also be used by overpopulated countries to solve their own food gap problems.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Water & Envt Res Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Soils Water & Envt Res Institute, Giza, Egypt

    Samiha A. H. Ouda

  • Crops Intesefication Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute Crops Intesefication Research Department, Giza, Egypt

    Abd El-Hafeez Zohry

  • Scientific Res. and Technology (ASRT) , Cairo, Egypt

    Huda Alkitkat

  • Astr and Meteorology Dept.. Fac. of Sc., Al Azhar University Astr and Meteorology Dept.. Fac. of Sc., Cairo, Egypt

    Mostafa Morsy

  • Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Department of Astronomy & Meteorology Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, CAIRO, Egypt

    Tarek Sayad

  • Agriculture Research Center, Field Crops Research Institute Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    Ahmed Kamel

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