ABSTRACT
Analyses of Egyptian production of commodities for human consumption have primarily been focused upon communities along the Nile Valley, the Delta region, or reclaimed land projects near Cairo. Because of this, the oasian agricultural communities have been virtually ignored. Additionally, much of the literature in the genre of development has concentrated upon the introduction, implementation, and acceptance of the Western model of agricultural technologies. Most researchers choose to either not include, or only mention in passing, the empirical scope of indigenous knowledge. This omission may have created the impression for some readers that the people had no prior technical knowledge, and which is often ignored, misunderstood, or considered inferior by many educators, developers, and change agents.
