التقييم الاقتصادي لمزارع المانجو في محافظة الشرقية

The research aimed to assess the indicators of the feasibility of investment in mango farms in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt and to assess the impact of potential changes in the most important technical and economic variables on the feasibility of investment in the activity of mango production, and to identify the most important problems facing mango farmers. The research relied on two sources of data, the first of which is published secondary data from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. and the second is field data through a questionnaire form for a random field sample for the agricultural season 2018/2019. The number of its vocabulary is 20 farms for mango activity in the Salihiya area, which occupies the area of mango gardens with relative importance the first rate was estimated at 40.07% of the total mango area in Sharkia Governorate, which amounted to about 33.93 thousand faddan. Magnificence in Salhiya region, which amounts to about 13.6 thousand faddan. The technical and economic performance of these farms was analyzed using the farm income statement and the investment analysis list. The research found that the average farm area is about 25 faddan, the average total cost of the farm is estimated at about 1.08 million pounds. of which 27.58% are variable costs, divided into 27.49% direct variable costs, and 0.09% only indirect costs, while fixed costs are estimated at 72.42% of total costs divided into 25.18% direct fixed costs, 47.24% indirect fixed costs, and the average total revenue of the farm was about 3.15 million pounds, and the profit margin for the product was about 65.81%, as a sign of the high profitability of this type of project, the return on investment is estimated at 30.7%, which is higher than the average discount rate announced by Central Bank in 2019 (12.75%), which indicates that this type of projects is financially feasible, and despite the sensitivity of the efficiency of investment in mango activity to the change in technical and economic variables, the profitability of these projects remains financially viable. It was found that the problems facing mango farmers are of high relative importance, and agricultural marketing problems ranked first, followed by irrigation problems, then plant production problems, while agricultural soil problems ranked fourth and last. The study recommends the expansion of mango gardens projects, especially the cultivation of Kate variety in the new lands due to the high values of the various indicators of return on investment. It also recommends overcoming the agricultural problems facing mango farmers to improve the production of mango gardens in the study area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]