Abstract
The aim of this research was to study the productivity and economic indicators of sugar cane production in Egypt and the Minia Governorate. It also aimed to estimate the statistical functions of physical production in order to assess the economic efficiency of the main resources used in sugar cane production within the study sample. Additionally, statistical estimation of cost functions was conducted to obtain indicators of the economic efficiency of sugar cane production. The research yielded several results, among the most important of which were: through estimating the production function of sugar cane in the DeirMawas center, it was found that production factors account for approximately 72% of the variations in sugar cane production quantity in the study sample. The significance of the seedlings variable (Q2) and the nitrogen fertilizer variable (Q4) were established, as their coefficients were statistically significant with the dependent variable, while the significance of the other variables was not established. The production elasticity of the seedlings element (Q2) was approximately 0.507, which means that a 10% increase in the use of this production factor leads to a 5.07% increase in sugar cane production. The total elasticity of the function was approximately 1.45, indicating that these factors operate within the range of increasing returns to scale. The results also indicated that the most significant problems and obstacles faced by sugar cane producers in the Minia Governorate during the 2021/2022 agricultural season were primarily related to the high prices of fertilizers.
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Claim · model-written summary
Production factors account for approximately 72% of the variation in sugar cane production quantity in the study sample.
- Taxon
- sugar canee1
- Treatment
- production factorse1
- Outcome
- variations in sugar cane production quantitye1
- Value
- approximately 72%e1
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e1“production factors account for approximately 72% of the variations in sugar cane production quantity in the study sample”
Claim · model-written summary
The seedlings variable (Q2) had a statistically significant coefficient with sugar cane production.
- Taxon
- sugar canee2
- Treatment
- seedlings variable (Q2)e1
- Outcome
- dependent variablee1
- Setting
- DeirMawas centere2
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e1“The significance of the seedlings variable (Q2) and the nitrogen fertilizer variable (Q4) were established, as their coefficients were statistically significant with the dependent variable”
e2“the production function of sugar cane in the DeirMawas center”
Claim · model-written summary
The nitrogen fertilizer variable (Q4) had a statistically significant coefficient with sugar cane production.
- Taxon
- sugar canee2
- Treatment
- nitrogen fertilizer variable (Q4)e1
- Outcome
- dependent variablee1
- Setting
- DeirMawas centere2
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“The significance of the seedlings variable (Q2) and the nitrogen fertilizer variable (Q4) were established, as their coefficients were statistically significant with the dependent variable”
e2“the production function of sugar cane in the DeirMawas center”
Claim · model-written summary
A 10% increase in the use of the seedlings production factor leads to a 5.07% increase in sugar cane production.
Verbatim
e3“a 10% increase in the use of this production factor leads to a 5.07% increase in sugar cane production”
e4“The production elasticity of the seedlings element (Q2) was approximately 0.507”
Claim · model-written summary
The production elasticity of the seedlings element (Q2) was approximately 0.507.
Verbatim
e2“the production function of sugar cane in the DeirMawas center”
e4“The production elasticity of the seedlings element (Q2) was approximately 0.507”
Claim · model-written summary
The total elasticity of the sugar cane production function was approximately 1.45, indicating increasing returns to scale.
Verbatim
e2“the production function of sugar cane in the DeirMawas center”
e5“The total elasticity of the function was approximately 1.45, indicating that these factors operate within the range of increasing returns to scale”
Claim · model-written summary
The most significant problems faced by sugar cane producers in Minia Governorate in the 2021/2022 season were primarily related to high fertilizer prices.
Verbatim
e6“The results also indicated that the most significant problems and obstacles faced by sugar cane producers in the Minia Governorate during the 2021/2022 agricultural season were primarily related to the high prices of fertilizers”