The Influence Of Natural And Human Factors On The Sustainability Of Agriculture In Azzawia Libya
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Date
2016-04
Authors
Salem Ab. Elawama, Ahmed
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
AzZawia area in Jefara plain is under considerable land use pressures from the
increased of industrial and residential developments. The plain plays a major role in
Libyan economy as it contains almost half of the country’s population and produces
most of the national agricultural output. Due to rapid growth of the population and the
physical development in the study area, it requires special attention in order to sustain
agricultural activities. It’s the right time to do this research in examining details about
the current situation, factors involved in influencing the sustainability of agriculture and
making recommendations of having land use policies to sustain agricultural productivity.
The main goal of this study is to assess the influence of natural and human factors on the
sustainability of agriculture in the study area. In order to achieve this goal, four
objectives are set including the investigation of issues and problems of agricultural
activities, assessment the influence of natural and human factors and lastly the
assessment of government land use policies for better recommendation in sustaining
agriculture in the study area. In order to achieve the stated objectives, the study used two
methods, quantitative and qualitative methods. The data was collected based on 410
respondents (5%) were observation, questionnaires and interviews with some
government officials in the agriculture sector were conducted. The most important
finding of the study shows that the natural factor is one of the most challenges factor that affect the sustainability of agriculture in AzZawia. The second factor is the economic
factor where the small and non-domestic market are not stable, lack of investment and
lack of labor force. Other factors were education, training and guidance which reflect the
usage status of technology and techniques in all agriculture activities. In order to
overcome the stated issues and problems, the study recommended that the government
and decision-makers in the country to pay more attention to human development which
involves education, training, financial support and guidance of agricultural technology
among farmers in the study area. The government on the other hand should play a
significant role in solving the problem of groundwater depletion and also the problem of
urban sprawl on the farmland.
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Agriculture