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Steady growth for South Med countries' crops
All countries
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Agricultural yield keeps growing for all crops in Mediterranean Partner Countries (Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine and Libya), according to data recently released by Eurostat. The main crops include cereals, rice, fresh fruits and vegetables, olives and dates.
Of these, the leading crops are vegetables which account for nearly 40% of total production, with 38.9 million tonnes produced on average per year over the period 2000-2006. The second largest crop is cereals, which account for 33% with 32.0 million tonnes. Fresh fruit ranks third representing 14% of total production with 13.6 million tonnes.
A steady increase in production for most crops can be observed in the MPCs in the period from 2000 to 2006. This is due mainly to increased yield, as the area devoted to agriculture remained relatively stable. Among the MPCs, Egypt has the highest percentage of irrigated agricultural area and is the largest producer for most of the crops, with the lowest variability in production over the period.
Of these, the leading crops are vegetables which account for nearly 40% of total production, with 38.9 million tonnes produced on average per year over the period 2000-2006. The second largest crop is cereals, which account for 33% with 32.0 million tonnes. Fresh fruit ranks third representing 14% of total production with 13.6 million tonnes.
A steady increase in production for most crops can be observed in the MPCs in the period from 2000 to 2006. This is due mainly to increased yield, as the area devoted to agriculture remained relatively stable. Among the MPCs, Egypt has the highest percentage of irrigated agricultural area and is the largest producer for most of the crops, with the lowest variability in production over the period.
