AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR LUXOR GOVERNORATE​

1. AGRICULTURAL
REPORT FOR
LUXOR
GOVERNORATE

2. Land Use and Land
Cover Change
• A study conducted on the Qena-
Luxor Governorates in Egypt
between 1984 and 2018 found
that agricultural lands grew from
an average of 1238.7 km² in
1984 to 1707.04 km² in
• Urban lands increased from
345.2 km² in 1984 to 445.28 km²
in

3. Groundwater Salinization
• Groundwater salinization is a
significant issue in the Luxor
region, affecting 11–30% of the
irrigated areas
• This salinization is due to the
dissolution of salts from overlain
saline soil and marine deposits,
as well as up-coning of deep
saline water

4. Crop Pattern
• The crop pattern in Luxor Governorate
is influenced by various factors such
as water availability, soil type, and
climate
• The water requirements for crops
grown in the Luxor area are calculated
based on the crop pattern
• The climate in Luxor, with an average
temperature of 33.4 °C , a minimum of
25.5 °C , and a maximum of 41.2 °C ,
also plays a crucial role in determining
the suitable crops for cultivation

5. Summer and Winter
Crops
• Luxor is known for its agricultural
industry in tomatoes, sugarcane,
grapes, bananas, mangoes,
dates, and corn/maize
• The climate in Luxor, with high
summer temperatures, plays a
crucial role in determining the
suitable crops for cultivation
• The tomato crop is the second
most important winter crop after
sugarcane

6. Number of Farmers and
Economic Type
• “Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Qena-Luxor
Governorates, Egypt Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Techniques.” Journal of Geographic Information System
• “Groundwater salinization in the Nile Delta, Egypt.” Hydrogeology
Journal
• “Climate data: Luxor.” Climate-Data.org
• “Export criteria for onions in Luxor.” Egyptian Journal of
Horticulture
• “Agriculture in Luxor: An overview.” Luxor Times
• “Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rates and its splitting on wheat
productivity in newly reclaimed sandy soil.” Egyptian Journal of
Soil Science
• “Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Qena-Luxor
Governorates, Egypt Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Techniques.” Journal of Geographic Information System
• “Groundwater salinization in the Nile Delta, Egypt.” Hydrogeology
Journal

7. Number of Farmers and
Economic Type
• “Climate data: Luxor.” Climate-
Data.org
• “Export criteria for onions in Luxor.”
Egyptian Journal of Horticulture
• “Agriculture in Luxor: An overview.”
Luxor Times
• “Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rates and
its splitting on wheat productivity in
newly reclaimed sandy soil.” Egyptian
Journal of Soil Science