Food Security indicators For Grain in Egypt

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Abstract

The search deals with the study of food security indicators for grains including wheat, white rice and corn One of these indicators sufficiently index or abundance that study production and imports from abroad and the adequacy of production for consumption And the adequacy of imports for consumption and The study access index, including the policies and procedures followed by the state to get individuals the bread this support policy and the stability index that deal with Strategic stock for wheat and the price of wholesale and  Consumer price for wheat and nutritional index  and deal with the per capita of person from food Search adopted  in achieving its objectives on each of the Descriptive economic analysis and statistical analysis
Adequacy of production for consumption period=total local production/daily local consumption
The period of coverage imports for consumption=total imports/ daily local consumption
The most important results
. It was addressed to the adequacy of the out put for  consumption for both wheat, white rice, corn, reached respectively215, 478.95, 544.68, day.
. Adequacy imports  period  for consumption  for both wheat, white rice, corn, reached  respectively 168.94, 2.35, 208.94 day لا
Average total support about   40.60 billion pounds during the study period (1995-2012)Take an significant ascending time direction Average food support  about  10.60 billion pounds during the study period (1995-2012) Take an significant ascending time direction by significant  annual growth rate of 0.196%.
It is clear that the average support of subsidies 3.98 billion pounds during the study period (1995-2012)) Take an significant ascending time direction by  significant annual growth rate about 0.162%
Average support a loaf of bread about  6..62 billion pounds during the study period (1996-2012) by annual growth rate significantly  0.166%
Average wheat stocks the first period respectively about 1575.94, thousand tons during the study period (1996-2012) by annual growth rate significantly  0.019 respectively
It is clear that the average stock   first period   for White rice 51.4thousand tons during the study period (1996-2012) decreased at an annual rate significantly about -0.181% respectively
It is clear that the average stock   first period   for maize 17.7 thousand tons during the study period (1996-2012) decreased at an annual rate significantly about -0.052%, respectively.
 

 
 

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