The book contains suggestion on suitable crop rotations for salt-affected soils to maximize the
productivity of lands and water under current climate and under climate change in 2030. This
book discusses droughts and water scarcity which are important issues related to natural
phenomena and affected by climate variability and change. It calls for reassessing the
prevailing crop structure in Egypt under rain fed irrigation in North Egypt and under surface
irrigation in the Nile Delta and Valley. Droughts affect rain fed agriculture while water
scarcity affects irrigated agriculture. The book investigates proposals for improving crop
structure in these areas taking into account the sustainability of water and soil resources.
Further it explores improved management options for crop production in both rain fed and
irrigated agriculture. Lastly it examines suggestions on more rational use of irrigation water
in irrigated agriculture to conserve irrigation water under present climate conditions and to
help meet the anticipated demand under climate change conditions.
