Bohaira Governorate Profile

Population: According to population estimates from 2015 out of an estimated 5,804,262 people residing in the governorate, 4,674,346 people (80%) live in rural areas. The governorate has 15 cities:

 Abu Hummus  Hosh Issa

 Abu El Matamir  Kafr El Dawwar

 Damanhur  Koum Hamada

 Edku  Rosetta  El Delengat  Shubrakhit

 El Mahmoudia  Wadi El Natrun

 El Rahmaniya  Badr

 Itay El Barud

Beheira is by far the largest governorate as to area of agricultural lands which are estimated at 1623.59 thousand feddans (including the Nubaria lands). It is famous for its diversified agricultural production, particularly onions, barely, beets, wheat, potatoes and fava beans.

It is famous for its diversified agricultural production, particularly, onions, barely, beets, wheat, potatoes and fava beans. It comes first among the governorates with regards to fruits and vegetables production, and export of citrus, potatoes, tomatoes, artichoke, watermelon, string beans, and pepper.The governorates comes first as to fruits and vegetables production, and export of citrus, potatoes, tomatoes, artichoke, watermelon, string beans and pepper.

Crop Area (Fed) Crop Area (Fed) Tomato 1,237 Peas 9,126 Onion 10,801 Strawberry 2,666 Artichoke 7,658 Guava 13,105

1. جمعية أم صابر - بدر Om Saber Association - Badr .1 2. جمعية تسويق الخضر والفاكهة - Fruits and Vegetables Marketing .2 دمنهور Association- Damanhour 3. جمعية الكردود – حوش عيسى El kardoud Association – Hosh Eeisa .3 4. جمعية الوسطانية – كفر الدوار )نسائيه( Al Wastania Association – Kafr El Dawar .4 (Women Association) 5. جمعية زاوية نعيم بأبو حمص Zawyet Naeim Association – Abo Homos .5 6. الجمعية المشتركة بأبو حمص Cooperatives' Federation – Abo Homos .6 7. جمعية كفر زياده بكوم حماده Kafr Zyada Association – Kom Hamada .7 8. جمعية تسويق المحاصيل الحقلية -No. of (17) 8. Field Crops Marketing Association بدمنهور Supported Damanhour 9. جمعية أسليط بايتاى البارود FMAs 9. Asleet Association - Etay Al Baroud 10. جمعية جواد حسنى بابو حمص Gawad Hosny Association - Abo Homos .10 11. جمعية كوم البركة بكفر الدوار Kom Al Barka Association – Kafr El .11 Dawar 12. جمعية معنيا بايتاى البارود Ma3nia Association - Etay Al Baroud .12 13. جمعية حوش عيسى - بحوش عيسى Hoash Eisa Association – Hoash Eisa .13 14. جمعية أبو حماده Abo Hamada Association .14 15. جمعية حفص Hefs Association .15 16. جمعية زاوية غزال Zawyet Ghazal Association .16 17. جمعية سمخراط - الرحمانية Semkhrat Association – Al Rahmanya .17

Governorate Marketing Marketing Committees Crop Producers Groups Special Council Marketing Veg: 5 Fruits: 0 Committees Formed 14 Medicinal & Aromatic: 1 / Groups Livestock: 0

Sub-component No. of Executed Training Sessions 017-018 Executed i. Strengthening of FMAs / Groups 8 Training Activities ii. Market Intelligence 13 iii. Value Chain Linkages 10 iv. Market Oriented Production 31

Summer Season 2017 Winter Season 2017-2018 Summer Season 2018 0 Demo Ps 7 D Demo Ps 6 Demo Ps

0 0 Potato (1) Onion (3) Sweet Potato (3) Cucumber (1)

Peas (1) Dry Beans (2) Pepper (1) Tomato (1)

Demo Plots Main Economic Parameters Derived from the Eco. Analysis of Summer Season 2017 Results

High Value Income Production Increasein Reduction in Farm Crop Increase % Increase % MarketingQuant % Losses %

2017 - 2018

Farming System Frequency Crop Sequence High Value Crops Farming No Systems FS (1) 3 Nili Potato - Beans – Ric Potato - Beans Potato FS (2) 3 Nili Potato – Onion – Soybeans / Maize Onion Potato – Pepper - FS (3) 1 Nili Potato – Cucumber - Pepper Cucumber

Tech. Training for No. of Training Days Technical Subjects No. of Trainees Extension Farmers of Tomato – Potato – Onion – 4 53 Demo Plots Farming. S – M & E

& Farming Systems

No. of Area in No. of Area in Crop Crop Contracts Feddans Contracts Feddans Contracts Sweet Potato 4 150 Strawberry 2 150 (7) 50 F Artichoke 1 (1.5 m head)

Loans Disbursed Through MSMEDA Loans Disbursed ThroughADP 1st Portal: Small Scale Finance NBE 1st Contract (Total EGP 105 m) Amount Disbursed to Bohaira 17,665, 000 Beneficiaries (16.8 % of the total contract No of Projects 166 NBE 2nd Contract (Total EGP 140 m) Amount Disbursed to Bohaira 14,706,000 End Beneficiaries (10.6% of the Rural total contract EGP 37.52 Million represents 13% of the Finance No of Projects 123 ADP total disbursements 2nd Portal: Micro Scale Finance NGOs:17 NGOs(Total Contracts EGP 25,790,000)& Banqe Du Caire Contract (EGP 150 m) EGP 21,350,400 Amounts Disbursed to (5.9% of the Bohaira Beneficiaries total contracts value) No of Projects 1,877