Analyzing the contribution of agricultural activities supplies to the business chain and the added value of agricultural GDP in Egypt

Document Type : Research article

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Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University (Assiut Branch), 71524 Assiut, Egypt

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The research aimed to measure the indicators of the evolution of the value of the gross agricultural product and the gross domestic product through a time series during the period (209/2018) through the indicators of percentages and the rate of growth of these indicators, and it became clear that there is a decline in the percentage of the contribution of agricultural GDP to the GDP at a rate (-0.18) annually, as it is estimated at 11.5% in 2017/2018, and the research aimed to measure the extent of the contribution of agricultural supplies (primary activities) to agricultural GDP, as it becomes clear that there is a decline in the percentage of what the seed supply and seedlings represent in the total primary supplies in The business chain presented for agricultural activities, where to Turn around 5.43% in 2015/2016 at a decreasing rate estimated at (-9.56) annually, and that there is a decrease in the percentage of what fertilizer supplies represent in the initial supply chain for agricultural activities with a growth rate of (-0.10) annually, despite the increase of those supplies at a rate of About 0.26 annually, and that there is a decrease in the percentage of the added value of pesticides in agricultural production with a growth rate of (-0.09) annually, despite the increase in its value at a rate of about 0.09 annually, and also that there is a decrease in the percentage of what the contribution contributes to Animal production of value added in agricultural GDP at a rate of (-14.9) annually, although it is increasing at a large rate of To 40.9 annually, and that the agricultural mechanization supplies decline by the percentage of their contribution to added value in agricultural GDP at a rate of (-0.04) annually, although it is increasing at an estimated rate of 0.09 annually, and the research aimed to measure the extent of the contribution of agricultural supplies (external activities) In the agricultural GDP, marketing services (wholesale, retail and transportation trade margins) for crops and agricultural and manufactured goods in 2014/2015 in Egypt, from which it is clear that the total marketing services for all crops and agricultural and manufactured goods is estimated at about 172 billion pounds in 2014/2015, representing about 63% Of the value of the agricultural output of Hawa I have 275 billion pounds. The research also aimed to estimate the number of those working in agriculture that contribute to various agricultural operations, as the total number of workers in agriculture during the period (2000-2014) reached 4972 thousand workers, at a rate of 28.90% of the total number of workers in the Republic in 2000 and 6693 thousand workers, at a rate of 27,54 % Of the total number of workers in the Republic in 2014 with a growth rate of 0.35 and despite this increase, it is less than the rate of growth in non-workers in agriculture, which is 0.44. According to results, our recommendations are: 1) Increasing the contribution through the agricultural units deployed in the governorates in the chain of agricultural business and primary supplies (such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, animal production and agricultural mechanization) which contributes to the gross domestic product and thus an added value in the gross domestic product. 2) Attention to expanding secondary activities, such as (guidance, manufacturing and marketing) through the agricultural units located in the governorates at the level of the Republic, which creates an added value for the agricultural gross product and reflects positively on the gross domestic product. 3) Contributing in raising the human and skill capabilities of workers in the agricultural sector and providing incentives and encouragement, whether by training, expertise or technical support, to contribute to creating added value that contributes to agricultural supplies and thus to agricultural and gross domestic product.

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