Egypt was Greener than Indonesia.

Egypt was Greener than Indonesia. 

A glance view of Egypt to see possibility of making green the desert.

Egypt is proud that the Nile with the Aswam dam serve to supply water for irrigation, generate electricity, household uses, tourism, and other. It has a debit of 11,000 m3 minute-1, and it supplies irrigation for 3,360,000 ha.

 Cotton is the major product and important crop in Egypt. Cotton fiber is also imported for Indonesian textile industries. Egyptian land is suitable for cotton, while Indonesian land in unsuitable for cotton. Indonesian government have been trying to promote and find a better ramie cultivation. Ramie is tropical and temperate climates plant.

Trial on ramie cultivation will be beneficial for countries in both climatic zones. Successful ramie production in Indonesia will help to decrease the amount of import cotton fiber. It means relieving the burden of Indonesian foreign exchange.

Major crops production data are obtained from documents of the related institutions of governorates and by observation to potential farmers and Library research at Cairo University and at Library of Alexandria.

 How to Make a Desert Green. Partner: Ass. Prof. Mohamed A.W. Mahmoud of Agric. Fac. of Cairo University (an Outstanding University in Egypt)

 Background Once the head of Geology Laboratory of Faculty of Science of Cairo University said Egypt was greener than Indonesia.

Egypt is proud that the Nile with the Aswam dam serve to supply water for irrigation, generate electricity, household uses, tourism, and other. It has surface area of 5,250 km2. It reserves 107,000,000 acre ft of water. It has debit 11,000 m3 minute-1, and it supplies irrigation for 3,360,000 ha, and produces electricity of 2,100 MW.

 The Nile water is traditionally controlled by Egypt, and 85% is for irrigation. The problem that is to be solved is how to make better use of the existing flow of the Nile. And in the long run Egypt must not be dependent on the Nile water for up-stream countries are claiming it.

 Egypt has potential to develop woods and forest regions with managing the present Nile water available. The existence of perennial plants growing in Cairo city indicates that Egyptian land is arable for woods or perennial vegetation.

The statement of the head of geology laboratory of Cairo University that Egyptian land was greener than Indonesian in the last time is exactly rational and the better environmental condition can be regained.