Egypt programs / Egyptian major cereals improvement project (EMCIP)
Total maize consumption in Egypt has more than doubled in the past 20 years and may double again by the year 2000, far exceeding feasible production and import levels. DEC abstract (PN-AAL-686)
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25 facts shown; 1 unconfirmed link; 0 support mechanisms (not programs); 9 documents cite this program.
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Total maize consumption in Egypt has more than doubled in the past 20 years and may double again by the year 2000, far exceeding feasible production and import levels. Constraints to increased maize yield include insufficient local production of high-yielding variety seed, delays in maize planting due to harvesting of wheat and clover, lack of mechanization and of hand labor, and unfavorable farming practices. This study presents an economic analysis of maize production in the Egyptian Major Cereals Improvement Project (EMCIP). This largely statistical analysis describes changes in: production of maize (1950-80) and other crops (1960-80); improved maize varieties; maize-producing areas and actual yields (1975-79); total maize consumption (1960-80); maize production costs; market and farm-gate prices; net farm income per feddan of summer and nili maize (1975-80); and maize import prices (1960-80). Using the principle of comparative advantage, the author recommends switching production from maize and wheat to other crops such as cotton and rice. Factors limiting the application of this principle are market demand and the need for crop rotation, soil conservation, irrigation and dra
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAL-686 (1981). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Egypt.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consortium for International Development (CID) | implementer | 1981 to 1983 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| New Mexico State University | implementer | 1982 to 1983 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Egypt | 1981 to 1983 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| Consortium for International Development (CID) | 1981 to 1985 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 42%; Agriculture: policy, land tenure and land reform 15%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 13%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management assessment : Egypt major cereals improvement project | 1981 | PN-AAM-661 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| Audit of project-related participant training for USAID/Egypt | 1986 | PD-AAU-407 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
| University of Idaho. Dept. of Bacteriology and Biochemistry. Food Research Center | implementer | 1985 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt. Ministry of Agriculture | lead ministry | 1981 | Likely, not confirmed basis not stated; shown as likely, not confirmed | 12 sources |
| 1985 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| USAID. Mission to Ecuador | 1983 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1981 to 1986 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 9 sources |