The Role of the Libyan Agricultural Sector in the Development: an Analytical Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54536/ijsa.v1i1.1740Keywords:
Agriculture Sector, Libya, GDP, StatisticsAbstract
Background: The Libyan economy depends on oil, which contributes more than 45% of GDP and earn the country more than 90% of its foreign exchange. While Agriculture activities producing only 3- 5% of the GDP and employs around 6% of the workforce. The low agricultural productivity of most of the crops cultivated together with rising demand for food has turned Libya into a net food importer.
Objectives: an advanced development of productivity of food crops especially cereals, olives and date palm needs a very trusted data that enhance the efforts of agriculture development. So the present study aims to analyze the UN data.
Data collection: data were collected from FAO and another UN reports.
Results: the agriculture sector shared only (0.7 – 1.1%) of the total Libyan GDP during the period of 2000 - 2018. The highest ratio recoded in 2000 and 2005 gaining 1004.4 and 1268.5 USD million dollars. the crop land area ranged between (2,050,000 – 2,150,000 ha) during the period 2000 – 2018. The per capita crop land ranged (0.31 0.4 ha). The percentage of area equipped for irrigation in land area ranged (2.6 – 3.0%). The area of agriculture land ranged (15,350,000 – 15,450,000 ha) during the same period. While the area of forest land recorded (217,000 ha) during the same period. the total percentage of workforce in agriculture sector ranged between (18.4 – 24%). The percentage of women share in agriculture employment recorded (35.9 – 40.8 %) of the total agriculture workforce during the same period. the percentage of gross fixed capital formation (agriculture, forestry and fishing) as a share of value added recorded (6.9 -15.7%). the pesticide use per cropland area recorded (0.51 – 1.34 kg per ha) during the period 2000 - 2018. the total consumption of chemical fertilizers ranged (8.3 -25.6) (kg per ha) during the same period. fruits recorded the highest amount of the total agriculture production (696,000 tons) followed by vegetables (682,000 tons). the total agriculture production recorded (2,210,000 tons) in 2018. the total food exports, 2018 recorded (43 USD millions), fish recorded the highest value (36 USD millions) followed by fruits and vegetables (6 USD millions). the total food imports recorded (3167 USD millions), cereals recorded the highest value (975 USD millions) followed by dairy (420 USD millions) while, beverage was the lowest (81USD millions). Wheat recorded the highest amount among cereal crop imports (1461.8 thousand tons) followed by maize (784.3 thousand tons) and rice (101.2 thousand tons). Moreover. water stress percentage ranged (615.4 – 817.1%) during the period 2000 – 2018
References
Abagandura, G. O., Park, D. M. David, W. & Bridges, W. (201X). An Assessment of Soil Resources and Soil Degradation in Libya, AMBIO. In review.
Aguasat. (2016). FAO’s Information System on Water and Agriculture, Libya. Retrieved on 10 June 2016 from http://www.FAO,org/nr/water/aquastat/countries_regions/lby/index.stm
AICS (2022). Towards efficient agricultural water use in Libya. Press Release.
Alghariani, S. A. (2002). Future Perspectives of Irrigation in Southern Mediterranean Region: Policies and Management Issues. In: Al-Rasheed, M., Singh, V. P., Sheriff, M. M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions 23–27 March, 4, Kuwait, 313–320.
Alldrissi, M., Sbeita, A. Jebriel, A. Zintani, A. Shreidi and Ghawawi, H. (1996). Libya: Country Report to the FAO International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources, Retrieved on 6 June 2016 from http://www.FAO,org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/PGR/SoW1/east/LIBYA.pdf
Al-Samaa, H. L. (2014). The effect of some agricultural economic variables on agricultural GDP in Libya. Al-Samaria University. Journal of economic and political sciences. 14, 61-79
Cedare. (2014). Libya Water Sector M&E Rapid Assessment Report. Monitoring & Evaluation for Water In North Africa (MEWINA) Project, Water Resources Management Program.CEDARE.
CERA. (2006). National Economic Strategy. An Assessment of the Competitiveness of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya”. Completed under the guidance of the International Advisory Board Co-Chairs: Professor Michael E. Porter, Harvard University, Dr. Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).
CFDI (2012). Agribusiness development in Libya A fact-finding mission. October 2012. Project code 8141212500. Report number CDI-12-025
EC-Trade, 2009. Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the EU‐Libya Free Trade Agreement. Final Report, October 2009. European Union.
El-Asswad, R. M. (1995). Agriculture Prospects and Water Resources in Libya. Ambio, 24, 324-327.
FAO, (2011). Representation in Libya Retrieved on July 2011 from http://neareast.FAO,org
FAO, (2011). FAO representation in Libya.
FAO, (2017). Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Needs Assessment – Libya.
FAO, (2020). Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.CON.FERT.ZS
FAO, (2022). Global information and early warning system on food and agriculture Country Brief Libya. Retrieved on 16 August 2022.
FAO and WFP, (2011). Food Security in Libya – An Overview
FAO, (2022). Pesticides use, pesticides trade and pesticides indicators. Global, regional and country trends, 1990–2020. FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs, no. 46. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0918en
FAO, (2017). Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Needs Assessment – Libya.
Farag, F. S., and Ab-Rahim, R. (2022). An Empirical Analysis of Causal Relationships Between Agricultural Labor and Agricultural GDP in Libya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(9), 1565 – 1571.
Gebril, A.O., and Saeid, A.G. (2012). Importance of Pastoral Human Factor Overloading in Land Desertification: Case Studies in Northeastern Libya. World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, 70, 1107-1112.
Hegazy, A. K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H. F., & Sharashy, O. S. (2011). Vegetation and Species Altitudinal Distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Landscape. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43, 1885-1898.
Lariel. N (2015). Challenges In The Sustainability Of Libyan Agriculture: Opportunities For The Libyan Seed System. Phd dissertation. Colorado State University. (p.p 195).
Leonardi, C and De Pascale, S. (2009). Greenhouse Production Systems in Mediterranean Area. Retrieved on 15 August 2016 from http://www.agrospaceconference.net/sperlonga2010/4_Leonardi_DePascale.pdf
Saad, A. M. A., and Shariff, M. (2011). Estimating Desertification in the Arab World Using GIS Approach, Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 8, 1046-1053.
Salem, O. M. (2007). Management of Shared Groundwater Basins in Libya. African Water Journal, 1, 109-120.
Sunderland, E., & Rosa, P. (1976). The Incidence of Red-Green Color Blindness in the Populations of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan in Libya, and of the Kikuyu, Kamba, Taita, Taveta and Luo Tribes of Kenya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 44, 151-156.
Tiwari, S. (2000). Labor and Industrial Relations. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. New Delhi, India.
UN (2019). United Nations Strategic Framework for Libya Tripoli 2019-2022
Vengedasalam, D., and Madhavan, K (2010). Principle of Economics (2nd ed.). Oxford Fajar, Malaysia.
WFP/FAO, (2011). Food Security in Libya, an Overview.
Ying, F., Jia-Qiang L., Xing-Wen, Xu., and Bo-Rong P., (2013). Composition and characteristics of Libyan flora. Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade, 65(2), 651-657.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Alansary R. Elkhouly, Hussein A. Shefsha
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
