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المستخلص
ANALYTICAL ECONOMIC STUDY OF FARMERS
LAND RESOURCES ALLOCTION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
The Farmers’ decision making concerning the
utilization of land resources is considered an important and
crucial decision, not only for the Farm but also for national
economy. The determination of the area allocated to growing a
special crop depends on various variable factors, which
interact to affect the farmersTdecision.
The effect of various economic and social factors on the
farmer’s decision were studied.
If the Egyptian agricultural policy is to be effective and
efficient to perform its role for the interest of the national
economy, it is then necessary to be well informed of natures of
the Farmers’ decisions making, and the factors that affect
.~them in their decisions about crop areas. Studying these
factors in the proper and complex way, as they are in reality,
rather than studying each factor independently and its effect
on land utilization decision making was not studied in Egypt
before.
The objectives of this study are:
l.The investigation of the nature of the decision making of the
farmer concerning the allocation of his land resources and
factors affecting his decision.
2. Determining the differences in decision making area
allocation to crops in II Giza II· and n Gharbia ••Governorates.
3.Determining the relation between the area of land allocated
to particular crops and the independent economic and other
variables such as:
a) Prof it making,
variations type of
production prices
b) Costs of production, c) Environmental
land, water and drainages. d) Matching the
with the facilities, e) Evaluation of the
farmer for the following needed for his production Area,
feasibility of loans and facilities of production). f)
Personal and social variations, e.g. education, family size,
total ownership volume, cattle ownership, sandard of living any
social activities.
4. Investigating the regression relation between allocated land
area for each crop under study and all affecting variables, in
order to figur”e out the most important factors affecting his
decision, and the most important differences between the nature
of decisions in the two governorates Giza and Gharbia.
Research Zone:
Two Governorates were chosen Giza Governroate for its
vegetable production and for being near large markets and
Gharbia Governorate for its variety of production including
strategic crops under Government control as cotton and rice and
having traditional from life.
Society and sample of research:-
The data were collected from a random sample of land
holder, who were classified into three land holding size
classes. The sample size was determined to be 3% of the total
number of land holders in the villages under research, there
were 131 farmer of which 66 from Giza governorate and 65 from
Gharbia Governorates.
The data was collected through a questionnaire,
directed to the land holders.
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The results were as follows:
First there were a differences between the two
Governorates concerning according to the factors
affecting farmer’s decisions in land allocation to
various crops.
In Giza Governorate the most important factors were
satisfying financial needs family food needs, the
selling price of the crop before planting it.
In Gharbia the most important factors were: animal
ned for feed, Government policy and orders, satisfying
family needs, large portion of crops are turned to the
government, for marketing.
Therefore we conclude that crop land allocation
fond in villages near the city is different from that in
traditional ones.
According to the production goals affecting the
farmer1s decision, it was found thatAthere were a
differences in the importance and rating of the factors
that govern the farmer’s decision in both zones.
First the traditional griculture in which the human
beings and animals work together in the cultivation
process was found in t. Gharbia 11, while on the other
hand, Giza II governorate was the area where the farmers
prefer to have the financial needs needed for producting
crops with fast money cycle due to the easy process of
marketing and being located near selling markets.
Second concerning some of the economical factors,
affecting the decisions about land allocation three main
factors were studied·
~Net Agricultural return per Faddan.
-Return per pound of Capital invested.
- Return per pound ivesteded per month.
Results showed a high value of these factors with
respect to vegetables and clover.Third: After revewing
the rsults concerning the relationship between area
allocation in production of every crops as a dependent
parameter and various independent parameters, one of
these most important parameter that had a negative
effect on area planted was the increase in costs of
production.
Fourth: according to the resul~s of the statistical
grouph Regression Analysis of the farmers decision to
determine the cultivated area and all other independent
parameters for every crop at the two governorate using
the” Step-wise Regression Analysisll
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In Giza the farmer decision is a personal one
independent of any law or government involvement. The
most iportant factors in decision making are total
returnes, crop price, total costs having off farm work
availability of seeds, fertilizer, not return per
Faddan, planting period, breeding animals, availability
of agricultural extension services and finally the
ability of adoption of new ideas.
For Gharbia~most important factors in farmer’s
decision was government policy. Concerning rice and
cotton, which affect indirectly in his decision about
other crops~ also due to the crop rotation. We find that
any decision out horized from government), about
cotton will affect other crops proceeding or following
the cotton will affect other crops preceding or
followinng the cotton crop. Such a system turns the
farmer to an excutive unit rather than a decision making
unit. It’s worthwhile to say that farmer characteristics
and personal changes related to than disappear totally
as parameters affecting their decision making, it ws
also seen the importance of other parameters like,
changing costs, renting animals,being convinced of the
crop rotation and land holding size and satisfaction of
familIytc’osnsuimmpptoirotna.nt to indicate the social and
behavioural parameters had less effects on decision
making than economic factors.