RISK MANAGEMENT IN EXPORT-ORIENTED VEGETABLE FARMS IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE

Sadaawy Tolba, Adly; Shelaby, Ayman; Fattouh, Noura

doi:10.21608/fjard.2018.191094

RISK MANAGEMENT IN EXPORT-ORIENTED VEGETABLE FARMS IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

¹ Professor of Agricultural Economics and Dean of Institute of Research and Strategic Studies of Nile Basin Countries, Fayoum University.

² Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University.

³ Agricultural Engineer

10.21608/fjard.2018.191094

Abstract

The research aimed to analyze the risks in some of export- oriented
vegetables production farms in Fayoum Governorate, how to manage these risks,
analyzing the different scenarios that the farm managers take to deal with the
existing or potential risks. The data were based on a questionnaire that collected
data from 114 export vegetable farms (79 tomato farms, 35 green bean farms). It
also relied on the use of the risk management standard model, SWOT analysis, the
hazard rate matrix and some other statistical methods.
The results of the study included an analysis of the risks of tomatoes and green
beans and the resulting losses. The results of the risk analysis of tomato yield
showed that 97.47% of the study population, which is in 77 tomato production
farms, The average yield per feddan before the infection decreased from 35.89 tons
to about 23.95 tons after infection, and the remaining farms are 21 farms, about
27.27% were exposed to the loss of the whole crop, and for the crop of green beans
The risk of disease was reduced to only 85.71%, about 30 farms, resulting in a
decrease in the crop by 32.38%, from 4.2 tons per feddan on average to about 2.84
tons, in about 83.33% of the number of farms affected, while about 16.67% of
these farms have been completely lost, so the total loss of the crop is estimated by
14.28% of the green beans, and the probability of a decrease of the crop by about
32.38% of the average without the injury of about 71.43% , Indicating that the risk
is higher in the tomato crop than the green bean crop. The potential risk for pests
and diseases was the effect of temperature and only 5 farms about 14.28% of green
beans farms, reduced their productivity by 27.5%. The third risk is the lack of
irrigation water and only two farms, about 2.53% of the tomato farms, resulted in a
decrease in the average productivity of feddan by 23.19%.

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