تقييم كفاءة استصلاح الأراضي الزراعية، وأثرها في إنتاجية محصول القمح في محافظة اللاذقية- منطقة جبلة

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study and analyze the production costs of local wheat in Jableh, and to evaluate the efficiency of using reclaimed lands, by studying the economic efficiency of the wheat crop in the study area, as it is one of the most important crops grown in reclaimed lands, relying in determining the cost of materials, wages and prevailing market prices in 2023.The research sample included 346 farmers in the twelve villages in Jableh.

The results of the analysis of the efficiency of land reclamation showed an increase in returns and profitability for farmers, and an improvement in the economic situation of the productive areas, as the net farm income per dunum planted with wheat before the reclamation operations amounted to 441000, compared to1186500 SYP after reclamation operations. The profitability factor based on production costs before reclamation operations reached 31.3%, compared to  100.9% after reclamation operations, It also amounted to 25.2 based on the invested capital before reclamation operations, compared to 76 SYP after reclamation operations,  as for the overall economic efficiency index per dunum before reclamation was 1.25, and after reclamation was 1.75.