This study aimed to identify the most important factors affecting dates
production, in Wadi al Shati, Libya by estimating indicators of economic
efficiency of the resources used to measure the impact of each of the
components used in date producti
on. The field study indicated that the most
important productive inputs affecting significantly crop production (dates)
were number of trees, the quantity of fertilizer, water quantity and the number
of employment and expertise at different moral levlss. This has proven to be a
significant variables at different moral levels. The results also showed that the
elasticities of Wadi al Shati villages and the beach were positive and operating
in the first phase of increased production to reach about 0.847 and reflect the
return of diminishing capacity.