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Investment in the Agricultural Sector and Comparing it with Investments in Other Productive Sectors

. Ahmed. Abo EL -maged Hashem, Shymaa A.M. Ahmed, Madiha M. A. Said, Hamada. O.A-Rahim, Doaa A. B. Ahmed & Hatem. M. Elsanosy


Abstract

Agriculture in Egypt is the main pillar of the economic and social structure, as it contributes a large share in the events of comprehensive development and in the advancement of society and its importance increases as a profession associated with it and its various activities more than half of the population, whether in the productive, marketing and manufacturing activity of agriculture , and the problem of the study is the low volume of investments directed to the agricultural sector compared to investments in other non-agricultural sectors, despite the importance of that sector in increasing the rate of economic growth by increasing agricultural output and advancing Agricultural development, as many studies indicate the low efficiency of investments in the agricultural sector compared to other sectors and the study aims to identify the efficiency of agricultural investments through some economic indicators, and to identify the size of agricultural investments and compare investment in the agricultural sector with investment in other productive sectors, and the most important factors affecting agricultural investment The study relied on descriptive and quantitative statistical methods, including the general time trend and multiple and gradual regression and also relied on published and unpublished data from the National Bank of Egypt, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, and the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Egyptian national income amounted to about 2798.52 billion pounds during the period under study, the Egyptian agricultural income amounted to about 235.15 billion, the value of plant production amounted to about 159.75 billion, the value of animal production amounted to about 126.35 billion pounds, and the value of fish production amounted to about 30.79 billion pounds during the period under study.   The average monetary value of plant production in Egypt during the period (2005-2022) amounted to about 159.75 billion pounds, representing about 55.80% of the average cash value of agricultural income during the same period.

Keywords: Investment, Agricultur Incom, National Incom value, Consumption Cost, Puplic sector, Private sector

 

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