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A Geographical Investigation of the Wadi Derna Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

S. K. Kezeiri
S. K. Kezeiri*
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Department of Geography, University of Durham
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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to investigate the agricultural potential for a selected area in the northeast of Libya. The area is Wadi Derna which lies in the eastern slope of Jabel El Akhdar. The agricultural project is a multi-purpose scheme involving several inter-linked aims. The main ambition is to increase the total percentage of land under crops and to do this by replacing shifting cultivation by settled farming under irrigation.

A modified Penman formula was used to calculate the potential evaporation and the deficit of water in the area and to suggest the need for supplementary irrigation.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 13 , 1982 , pp. 35 - 42
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1982

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