Economic implications of the shift towards the cultivation of protected vegetables

The shift towards the cultivation of vegetable crops through protected agriculture is one of the main axes of increasing agricultural production and providing some agricultural land and water, as well as a positive impact on both farms and the national economy.
The green vegetables, green pea, cabbage, zucchini, lettuce, spinach and cantaloupe are cultivated in a protected area of 5.7 thousand feddans only, with a yield of more than three times that of agriculture Exposed.
As the mentioned crops are grown in the three lagoons in an area of 1232.2 thousand feddans and achieved a production of about 14166 thousand tons, representing 66.5% of the total vegetable crops exposed in the three queens. The study estimated that the same production can be achieved through protected crops in about 133.4 thousand feddans in the three soils, thus saving about 276.7 thousand feddans can be cultivated with the same quantities of water and the same cost by following one of the agricultural courses
The study showed that the production of 276.7 thousand feddans in the cycle of beet sugar + summer potatoes achieved the highest yield of about 5859 million pounds at local prices. It also contributes to reducing sugar imports by 3.26 billion pounds annually.
The cultivation of 133.4 thousand feddans in green vegetables in the three lagoons, taking into consideration the costs of protected agriculture, including the cost of constructing the house, will yield a net return of more than the equivalent of open agriculture by 7.94 billion pounds annually, representing about 6.76% of total agricultural agricultural income in 2016/2017..
The study pointed out that this shift towards the cultivation of protected vegetables to achieve production from open agriculture will entail the provision of about 400.2 million cubic meters of water per year that can be directed to the reclamation and cultivation of new lands.
The study showed the end of the study compared to some economic indicators of open agriculture and protected agriculture for vegetables in feddan without taking the revenues from the cultivation of 276.7 thousand feddans in the cycle (beet sugar + summer potato) in consideration.
KEYWORDS: Green vegetables, Agricultural greenhouse, Feasibility