Libya: Agriculture and Economic Development (RLE Economy of Middle East)

Allan, J.A.; McLachlan, K.S.; Penrose, Edith

• 1. Introduction 1.1. The Economic Setting 1.2. The Economic Impact of Oil on Libyan Agriculture 2. Physical Resources Relevant to Agriculture 2.1. Geology and Surface Form 2.2. Climate and Weather 2.3. Water Resources 3. Agricultural Land Use and Crop Patterns 1911-1960 3.1. Agricultural Land Use 3.2. Crop patterns by Farm Type, 1912-1960 4. Land Use and Cropping Patterns: Present Position and Recent Changes 4.1. General Statement Regarding the Survey and Air Photo Coverage 4.2. Agricultural Land Use in Libya Against a Background of Rising Oil Revenues, 1961-1968 4.3. Western Libya 4.4. Eastern Libya 4.5. Southern Libya 4.6. Notes on the Air Photos and the Diagrams Derived from Them 5. Investment in Libyan Agriculture 5.1. Introduction – Some Comments on the Survey 5.2. Investment and the Size of Farm 5.3. Investment and the Type of Farm 5.4. Regional Pattern of Investment 5.5. Summary and Conclusions 6. Employment and Wage Rates 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Quantitative Supplies of Labour 6.3. Wage Rates 6.4. Qualitative Aspects of the Labour Force 6.5. Conclusion