The geographical analysis for the production and exports of Egyptian Dates

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Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

Abstract

Date palm is considered as one main crops in Egypt whose painting matches the Egyptian environment ,planting this crop has been known in Egypt  for ages as mentioned , lots of interested in this crop regarding it as a food of great value or a fruit of high nutrition value, Egypt's production of dates in 2017 amounted to about 1.5 million tons, of which 61% were distributed for domestic consumption, 21% for waste, 15% for manufacturing, and 3% for export of the total production.
Egypt's production of dates in 2017 amounted to about 1.5 million tons, of which 61% were distributed for domestic consumption, 21% for waste, 15% for manufacturing, and 3% for export of the total production.
بلغ إنتاج مصر من التمور في عام 2017 حوالي 1.5 مليون طن ، منها 61٪ تم توزيعها للاستهلاک المحلي ، و 21٪ للنفايات ، و 15٪ للتصنيع ، و 3٪ للتصدير من إجمالي الإنتاج.
Egypt's production of dates in 2017 reached about 1.5 million tons were distributed 61% for domestic consumption, 21% lost 15% for manufacturing, 3% of the total export production
بلغ إنتاج مصر من التمور في عام 2017 حوالي 1.5 مليون طن توزع 61٪ للاستهلاک المحلي ، و 21٪ خسر 15٪ للتصنيع ، و 3٪ من إجمالي إنتاج الصادرات.
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   This research focused on the following topics: -
  1- development of the palm planting in Egypt  during the period from 1975 to 2017.
2- The geographical distribution of the area and number of the fruitful  palms . it studies the principal production districts in Egypt and the geographical distribution of the date palm in the wholesome of the governorates of Egypt .
3 - it studies the principal production districts in Egypt and the geographical distribution of the  production  in the wholesome of the governorates of Egypt .
4- development of the  value and quantity of  Egyptian exports of dates  during the period from 2001 to 2017. And studies external trade of dates of  Egypt.
5- Studying the most important problems facing the production of dates in Egypt, as well as the most important problems facing Egypt's exports of dates, and introducing  some suggestion and solutions for developing Egypt's production of dates
Finally , some of the main results of the  research:-
1-Some problems related to production one of them the primitive methods .
2- production bad varieties of date such us " Mghl" because  it contributed 25,5% of the total Egyptian Dates production.        
3- Egypt produces 698 thousand tons of soft dates (fresh), meaning that 45.1% of Egypt's total production of dates are wet and perishable dates.
The thesis presents the coming suggestions and solutions
1-Establishing centers for collecting date in important date producing areas and building factories concerned with the date palm .
2- Expanding the cultivation of the varieties required in foreign markets, such as Al-Barhi and Mjdool
3- Establishment the green houses that provide the good offshoots  suitable for every areas with suitable prices .

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