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Title:	Evaluation on the effects of the man-made river project in solving the water shortage problem in the plain of Benghazi, Libya
Authors:	Gadalmola Salem Mansor (P46325)
Supervisor:	Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Assoc. Prof.Dr.
Keywords:	Water resources development -- Libya Water-supply -- Libya Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	12-Jan-2012
Description:	This study mainly focuses on examining the contribution of the Man-Made River Project (MMRP) – Water Transfer Project of Libya to solving the water shortage problem and on assessing its impact on agricultural productions in the plain of Benghazi, Libya. The MMRP documents and literature are the main sources of secondary data. This study applies a questionnaire survey to a sample of 200 farmers from 15th to 31th in July 2010. The SPSS (version 17) software was used to analyse the responses to the questionnaire using the Chi-square (X2) test and a paired-sample t-test technique. The study compares the sources of potable and domestic water in the plain of Benghazi before and after the MMRP in order to examine the contribution of the MMRP to water supply. Statistically, the study analyses the association between the availability of water via the MMRP with agricultural production. It also measures the association between water availability via the MMRP with household income and employment in the plain of Benghazi. Moreover, the study compares the land area cultivated and crop diversification before and after the MMRP. The survey findings reveal that MMRP provides the plain of Benghazi with enough water for domestic use. However, it has not been able to provide enough potable water. In respect of the association between the availability of water via the MMRP with agricultural production it is found that agriculture production has improved due to the availability of water via the MMRP. The Chi-square test indicates that there is a significant association between the water provided by the MMRP and an improvement in agriculture production, (value= 28.614a, df= 4, Asymp Sig. (2-sided) = .000). In addition, there is also a significant association between the water provided by the MMRP and an increase in annual income, (value= 19.948a, df= 4, Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) = .001). With respect to land area and cultivated crop diversification before and after the MMRP, the water provided by the MMRP has increased the land area cultivated and crop diversification as shown by the paired-sample t-test results which yielded t = 3.9 at p0.000 and t= 2.6 at p-0.000, respectively. From the above results, it can be concluded that water availability via the MMRP has contributed to increased agricultural productivity as well as increased household income in Benghazi Plain, Libya.,“Certification of Master's/Doctoral Thesis” is not available,Master of Philosophy
Pages:	144
Call Number:	HD1699.L53M346 2012 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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