Fertilizer Production And Marketing In Egypt ... - Abt Associates

TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES .......................................................... ii
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................iv
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................1
1.1 Brief History of Institutions Distributing Fertilizer .........................1
1.2 1995 Crisis ....................................................1
1.3 Role of APRP ..................................................2
2. STRUCTURE ...........................................................3
2.1 Production .....................................................3
2.2 Prices ........................................................5
2.3 Distribution ....................................................5
3. CONDUCT ............................................................12
3.1 Production ....................................................12
3.2 Distribution ...................................................13
3.3 Farmers’ Preferences for Market Channels ............................14
4. MARKET PERFORMANCE ..............................................16
4.1 Prices .......................................................16
4.2 APRP Contributions .............................................16
4.3 Fertilizer Bottlenecks ............................................17
5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..............................19
ANNEX .................................................................20