Satellite monitoring for the Nile Valley, the Delta and new desert farms, with irrigation guidance, crop maps and yield forecasts for wheat, rice, cotton and sugar crops.
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Farming in Egypt
Egypt's farmland is a green ribbon. Almost all of it lies along the Nile Valley and in the Nile Delta, with more land reclaimed from the desert in the West Delta, Wadi El Natrun, the New Valley, Toshka and Sinai. Old-land farms are very small and fragmented. Reclaimed farms are larger and often use drip or centre-pivot irrigation from groundwater.
Crops follow the seasons. Winter crops include wheat, sown around November and harvested around April to May, and berseem clover for fodder. Summer crops include rice in the northern Delta, maize and cotton. Sugarcane is grown in Upper Egypt, sugar beet mainly in the north, and citrus, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and grapes are grown for local and export markets. Dates grow in oases such as Siwa and the New Valley.
Egypt depends almost entirely on the Nile for water, and water per person is low. Rice area is limited by regulation because it uses so much water. Salt builds up in soils in the northern Delta, and heat waves stress crops. Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in Egypt, from a single field to a whole governorate.
Main crops
Wheat
The main winter crop, grown on old land and new land, and central to national supply planning.
Rice
A summer crop of the northern Delta, with area limited by water use.
Maize
A major summer crop in the Delta and Upper Egypt, grown for food and feed.
Cotton
A traditional fibre crop of the Delta and Upper Egypt, grown from spring to autumn.
Sugarcane
Grown in Upper Egypt, from Minya south to Aswan, and delivered to factories.
Sugar beet
A winter crop grown mainly in the north of the Delta and on newer land.
Citrus
Orchards in the Delta and on newer land, grown for local and export markets.
Potato
Grown on old and new land for local and export markets.
What makes it hard
A fixed supply of Nile water
Water is shared through canals, and flood irrigation is still common on old land. Every field that over-irrigates takes water from another.
Very small, fragmented fields
Old-land holdings are tiny, so field boundaries, crop records and area statistics are hard to keep accurate by survey.
Salinity, heat and costly groundwater
Salt build-up in the northern Delta, summer heat and the pumping cost of groundwater on new land all reduce what a field can return.
How Map My Crop helps in Egypt
Cut waste in irrigation
Irrigation Suite models each field's water need and compares planned with actual use. Flood irrigation detection flags over-application shortly after it happens, and programme dashboards give per-farm scores and zone averages for water authorities.
Outline small plots
Farm Boundary Detection maps individual fields from satellite imagery down to 0.02 ha, with a unique ID and a confidence score for each field.
Map what is grown where
Crop Type Detection labels the crop in each field and checks declared crops against detected crops. Heterogeneity checks flag fields declared as one crop that contain several.
Forecast wheat and sugar crops
Farm Prediction Suite estimates crop area and yield and predicts harvest timing, for procurement, factories and planning teams.
Run new-land farms with field-level data
Crop Monitoring gives vegetation, water-stress and soil moisture maps, a 15-day forecast per field, fertigation plans and variable-rate prescription maps for pivot and drip fields.
How it starts
- Tell us your area and crops. Tell us your governorates or farms, which crops matter and whether your focus is water use, area statistics or yield planning.
- We set up your fields and maps. Field boundaries are mapped from satellite imagery, then crop types, weather and water-stress layers are attached to every field.
- Review it in a demo. See maps, alerts and reports for your own fields or sourcing areas. Book a demo on the contact page. We reply within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
Can satellites separate small plots in the Delta?
Farm Boundary Detection works down to 0.02 ha fields and works on small and fragmented plots as well as large regular parcels.
Can it flag flood irrigation?
Yes. Irrigation Suite detects irrigation events from satellite signals without meters, and flood irrigation detection flags flood or over-application events shortly after they occur.
Can it forecast the wheat crop?
Farm Prediction Suite estimates yield and crop area and predicts harvest windows from satellite time series, weather forecasts and historical records, per field, region or portfolio.
Do I need sensors to start?
No. Irrigation Suite and Crop Monitoring start from satellite and weather data. Sensor or IoT data can be added where it exists.