Economics of Potato Production in Qalyubia Governorate, Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Profitability of the invested pound under Farm-Gate Price Fluctuations

Despite the economic importance of potatoes in Egypt in general, and in Qalyubia Governorate in particular, and their role in achieving food security, producers face several problems related to the costs of production inputs and price fluctuations. Therefore, this research aims to: determine the optimal farm capacity, clarify the safe limits for farm prices that lead to financially viable production decisions, and examine the problems and proposed solutions from the farmers' perspective.Main Results and Recommendation: The need for indicative planning of potato cultivation areas, using standard models to estimate optimal and profit-maximizing farm capacities, to assist investors or farmers, To determine their investments for the study crop, with the importance of producers (investors or farmers) joining together under the umbrella of agricultural cooperatives to achieve the greatest possible profits, (With the importance of utilizing the research results to estimate the optimal farm capacities for potato farms at approximately 47.97 acres), The importance of providing production inputs, Work is underway to find policies to prevent price fluctuations from being random and unplanned, which negatively affect food security and the profitability of farmers and the state from this strategic crop, Work is underway to expand local manufacturing operations for the potato crop to increase farm income, as well as to increase exports to maximize the benefit from the crop at the national level to increase foreign currency income.