Egypt: Smallholder contract farming for high-value and ... - IFAD
Egypt: Smallholder contract farming for high-value and ... - IFAD
Egypt: Smallholder contract farming for high-value and ... - IFAD
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globalization, the winners have been those who have become vertically integrated with agribusinesses<br />
or with exporters or those who have organized into farmer associations <strong>for</strong> collective strength on<br />
the domestic market. These smallholders have obtained access to better infrastructure <strong>and</strong> credit<br />
<strong>and</strong> have benefited from the role played by the public sector <strong>and</strong> others in capacity-building.<br />
High-<strong>value</strong> exports play an increasingly important role in <strong>Egypt</strong>. The <strong>value</strong> of horticultural crops<br />
will soon rival the <strong>value</strong> of traditional export crops; presently, the total <strong>value</strong> of horticultural crops<br />
represents 36 per cent of total crop <strong>value</strong>.<br />
The <strong>value</strong> of fruit <strong>and</strong> vegetables on the international market increased steadily, from<br />
US$9.2 billion in 1992 to US$15.5 billion in 2001, an increase of 6.8 per cent per annum. The<br />
volume also increased, but only by 4.8 per cent per annum, from 813 million tons in 1992 to<br />
1.2 billion tons in 2001, meaning that the unit price increased more rapidly than production. The<br />
share by volume of <strong>Egypt</strong> in the world trade <strong>for</strong> horticultural produce increased from 1.5 per cent<br />
to 1.7 per cent (an 8 per cent rise) during the period 2000 to 2004.<br />
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