Condition favoring irrigation farming in Egypt

More than 90% of Egypt is desert which is divided into two by the Nile River. The Nile valley and delta are main centres of settlement and cultivation. Less than 10% of Egypt land area is suitable for cultivation and hence the need for irrigation.

The following are conditions that favour irrigation farming in Egypt:

Supportive government policies toward irrigation farming by giving tax incentives and encouraging farm research.
A large market for farm produce within the urban centres of Egypt and other countries
Modern technology is employed in farms such as use of refrigerated trucks, cold rooms and construction of canals.
A large supply of skilled labour to work in irrigation farms such as drivers, harvesters and managers
The presence of modern transport infrastructures such as railways, roads, airports which enable easy marketing and distribution of crops to market centres
The formation of cooperative unions which lead to reduction of cost of production such as through collective buying of farm input.
The area receives low rainfall necessitating irrigation and farming. More than 90% of Egypt receives less than 250 mm of rainfall
Presence of extensive and cheap land to establish the irrigation farms due to low population.
Low incidences of pests and diseases due to hot temperature which supports the growth of crops
Relatively flat landscape in the central valley which allows the use of machines like tractors on the farms and allows irrigation and gravity flow.