الفهرس 
الوضع الانتاجى الراهن للزروع الطبيةيوجد فقط 14 صفحة متاحة للعرض العام
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المستخلص
Medicinal and aromatic plants occupy an important position in Egypt’s economy. It ’s exports
contribute to raising foreign currencies required for financing socio-economic development
targeted objectives .
The study includes five principal chapters, the first of which covers the theoretical frame and
references review. The theoretical frame includes a definition of medicinal , aromatic and
volatile oil plus findings . of subject - related previous studies. Also, it includes some focus on
studies on production, marketing and export of medicinal and aromatic plants. Studies conducted in
this area were found to be a bit li1nited. The second chapter, which is divided into two
sub-chapters, tackles status of medicinal and aromatic plants production .
The first sub-chapter focuses on the significant importance of value of production and exports .
In this regard, the study clarified that area of medicinal and aromatic plants represents 60.4
thousand feddans or around 0.145 % and 2.76 % of total horticultural area over the period (
1980-2000) .
Area of the studied crops ( coriander, cumin, caraway, geranium and jasmine ) is about 44.5
thousand feddans representing about 55.7 % and 1.7 % of the total area of
medicinal and aromatic pl ants and horticultural crops respectively over the
period of the study .
Cash value of the studied medicinal and aromati c crops reached about L.E. 124 millions
representing 50% and 2.1 o/o respectively of horticultural crops over the period of the study .
Average export value of medicinal and aromatic crops reached approximately 9.5% and 4.32%
respectively of the value of horticultural crops. Cash value of the studied crops amounted to
L.E. 26.4 millions or about 56.8% and 1.7% respectively of the export value of horticultural
crops over the period of the study . . Statistical significance of cash value of
production was estimated annually by L.E 0.477 with an annual increase of 29.7% of the
average value of medicinal and aromatic studied crops. Geographical distribution of
medicinal and aromatic crops shows that the biggest coriander producing governorates are
Minia, Beni-suef and Assuit in terms of the cultivated a:r:ea, productivity per feddan and
total production. As for cumin, Assuit, Minia, Qena and Sohag were the biggest
producers. Major caraway producing govemorates are Minia, Menufia , Qaliobia , Beni - Suef
and Assuit. As for baladi geranium, major producing govemorates are Beni-suef, Fayoum, Giza
and Minia. The biggest baladi jasmine producing governorates are Gharbia, Qaliobia,
Beni-suef, Minia, Giza and Sharkia with respect to area, productivity and total production.
· The third chapter concentrates onthe economic efficiency aspect in medicinal and aromatic crops
production in three sub chapters. The first sub-chapter tackles cost of production function for
medicinal and aromatic crops. The second sub chapter covers cost of production function of such
crops at the studied sample level. The ·third sub-chapter deals with the marketing status of
medicinal ad aromatic crops. Two major crops, coriander for Minia and cumin for Assuit were
selected for marketing study. A random stratified sample of cumin growers in Assuit was picked out
of 100 growers. The three districts, (Dairout, Qosiah and Manfalout) were found to be more
representative in terms of the cultivated area.
The ·third chapter handles the economic efficiency of medicinal and aromatic plants production in
three sub-chapters . The first sub-chapter covers cost of production functions. The second
sub-chapter deals with cost of production functions for the studied crops, (the sample). The third
sub-chapter tackles the marketing status with special focus on two main crops, namely coriander in
Minia governorate and cumin in Assuit govemorate. The criterion of selection was based on the
comparative area of each of the two crops. A stratified random sample was taken of cumin growers in
Assuit. The taken sample comprised 100 growers in three districts, (Dairout, kousiah and Monflont),
being the best representative in terms of the cultivated area. In the next step, three villages
were selected. Al
Gorn for Dairout and Garf for kousia and Bani-majd for Manfalout. For the hundred coriander growers
in Minia, two main districts, (Bani-Mazar & samalout) were selected. Villages of al-Wakf and
Ashradia for Bani-mazar and Talia for Samalout were selected. The structure of cost of production
for the two crops, in all holding categories, was · thoroughly studied. The obtained findings
revealed that human labor and rent were the highest items of cost of prod uction. Also, marginal
cost function and optimum profitable size were estimated. The profitable size of production for
cumin was estimated by 1.8 ton and maximum profit was L.E. 56000 per feddan and for coriander 2
tons and
· L.E. 6200 per feddan. Estimati9n of production functions was done by means of Cope & Douglas
linear & logarithmic double image. Several independent affecting variables were introduced such as
the amount of human labor, amount of nitrogenous and phosphatous fertilizers, seeds and pesticides.
Estimation of production function of cumin and coriander, in linear and logarithmic double image at
district,s level, was done. Then estimation of total production functions at the sample level was
also conducted. Total elasticity of coriander reached about 0.93 and 0.92 by double linear
logarithmic image assuring the diminishing earnings of production capacity. This conclusion says
explicitly that coriander growers are practicing economically.