Drainage in irrigated lands has been installed to manage salinity and waterlogging problems. Less than 10% of all irrigated area requiring drainage is currently drained in developing countries. This chapter aims to (1) review the agricultural drainage development in Libya for the last 70 years. (2) analyze the existing drainage systems and highlights their pros and cons. (3) demonstrate the suggested solutions to improve the drainage systems in Libya. During the 1950s, ditches were randomly dug in fields, and farms suffering from salinity and waterlogging tended to be left. Between 1960–1984, several agricultural projects were established. Still, drainage was neglected or installed without maintenance programs. Therefore, hundreds of hectares were lost due to waterlogging and salinity. In 1985, the General Administration of Irrigation and Drainage (GAID) was established. Between 1985–2017, GAID managed to prepare technical reports based on several field visits and investigations for the current agricultural projects in Libya. The visits covered agricultural projects in three geographical locations: east, central, and southwest Libya. The GAID suggested that installing and maintaining proper drainage systems would help to improve the efficiency of more than 30,000 ha in those geographical locations.

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Agricultural Drainage in Libya: History and Perspective

  • Mohamed A. Hamilla,
  • Murad Ellafi

摘要

Drainage in irrigated lands has been installed to manage salinity and waterlogging problems. Less than 10% of all irrigated area requiring drainage is currently drained in developing countries. This chapter aims to (1) review the agricultural drainage development in Libya for the last 70 years. (2) analyze the existing drainage systems and highlights their pros and cons. (3) demonstrate the suggested solutions to improve the drainage systems in Libya. During the 1950s, ditches were randomly dug in fields, and farms suffering from salinity and waterlogging tended to be left. Between 1960–1984, several agricultural projects were established. Still, drainage was neglected or installed without maintenance programs. Therefore, hundreds of hectares were lost due to waterlogging and salinity. In 1985, the General Administration of Irrigation and Drainage (GAID) was established. Between 1985–2017, GAID managed to prepare technical reports based on several field visits and investigations for the current agricultural projects in Libya. The visits covered agricultural projects in three geographical locations: east, central, and southwest Libya. The GAID suggested that installing and maintaining proper drainage systems would help to improve the efficiency of more than 30,000 ha in those geographical locations.