Abstract
Agricultural use and production in arid environments (i.e., Libya) can be affected by many numbers of constraints and limitations. Most of these constraints are related to the dry and hot climatic conditions and the absence of vegetative cover. These climatic conditions lead to the formation of soil types that have very poor soil attributes and limit their use for agricultural production. Soil limiting factors in Libya can be listed: unsuitable soil texture, soil depth, depth of water table, internal drainage, soil pH, exchangeable sodium percent, soil salinity, calcium carbonate contents, soil erosion by wind or water, and soil nutrients content. There are other constraints that can also be considered as the main limiting factors in agricultural productivity. They include climate, water resources, and terrain. Sustainable land resources management combines technologies, policies, and activities aimed at integrating socioeconomic principles with environmental concerns simultaneously, such as protecting and promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing land use, combating degradation, and desertification. This chapter illustrates the constraints and limiting factors that negatively affect agricultural activities in Libya, which need to be addressed to improve the agricultural use and production in the country.