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Journal of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development; Suez Canal University, 20201
Journal of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development; Suez Canal University, 20201
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The study aimed to estimate the fodder gap for the livestock, poultry and fish production sector in Egypt in the form of starch equivalent and digested protein by estimating the feed requirements and matching them with the supply side of the forages. And the quantification, as the study used a number of indicators represented in the animal unit, starch equivalent, and digested protein to calculate each of the maintenance requirements, growth and productivity, and the food conversion factor for poultry and fish was also used. The results of the study showed that the average total feed requirements for the livestock, poultry and fish production sector in the form of starch equivalent amounted to about 17.2 million tons, while the available fodder in the form of starch equivalent amounted to about 15.96 million tons, and thus the feed gap was estimated at about 1.245 million tons of starch equivalent, while it reached The average total forage needs in the form of digested protein is about 2.752 million tons, and in contrast to the available availability for consumption in the form of digested protein, which is estimated at 2.118 million tons, it was found that the feed gap of digested protein amounted to about 0.634 million tons. The study recommended increasing the local production of maize by 3563 thousand tons, that is, increasing the cultivated area by about 1032 thousand feddans, representing 41.8% of the current area, or increasing the production of green fodder at a rate of about 781 thousand feddans, representing about 53.8% of The current area, or dependence on importing quantities of maize, is estimated at about 3563 thousand tons, representing about 50% of the local production.
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