Agricultural activity in the lands of the floodplain in Beni Suef Governorate - Study in economic geography

Research Abstract

This study deals with “Agricultural Activity in Flood-plain lands in Beni-Suif Governorate. A study in Economic Geography.” The study falls into six chapters preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion. The introduction contains the rational behind selecting the topic of study, objectives, approaches of study, previous studies, stages of study, the difficulties of study and the study content. The First chapter handles the natural factors influencing the Agricultural Activity in Beni-Suif Governorate. These factors are represented in: the location. The surface features, the soil and the climate conditions. The second chapter presents the Human factors influencing the Agricultural Activity in Beni-Suif Governorate which are: the population, the Agricultural workers, the Agricultural-area Holdings, the irrigation, drainage, the Agricultural mechanization and the means of transport. The third chapter concentrates on the winter field-crops in Beni-Suif Governorate through high light on the development of area, the geographical ratio distribution and the crop structure. These winter field-crops are: wheat, clover, onion, garlic and medical perfume plants. The fourth chapter includes the study of the summer field-crops and the late summer field-crops in Beni-Suif Governorate through the development of area, the geographical ratio distribution and the crop structure. These summer field-crops and late summer field-crops are: summer maize, cotton, sunflower, summer corn, Soya bean, late summer maize and late summer corn. The fifth chapter deals with horticulture crops in Beni-Suif Governorate through high light on the development of area, the geographical ratio distribution and the crop structure which contains fruit and vegetables. The sixth chapter studies animal and fish production in Beni-Suif Governorate through the numbers heads of animals, geographical distribution and animal type formation. This chapter also studies the poultry wealth and fish production in Beni-Suif Governorate. Finally, the study ends with a conclusion which comprises the most important results and recommendations which the student could reach through the study.

Research Keywords

Agricultural activity in the lands of the floodplain in Beni Suef Governorate - Study in economic geography