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Arab Research & Innovation Co-Funded Alliances (ARICA), announced that Desert Research Center has been  selected for funding two projects out of 29 projects submitted by all Arab countries The winning projects are: A project entitled “Optimal management of water, energy, food and ecosystem links using nature-based solutions and innovations in some countries of the Arab..

New Valley Governorate has more than 3 million palm trees, that produce thousands of tons of agricultural waste annually, which constitutes a huge burden on farm owners. Usually, this agricultural waste is disposed of by burning, which negatively affects the ecosystem, increase carbon emissions that lead to Global warming and other environmental crises. Or it..

A delegation from African-Asian Rural Development Organization visits Desert Research Center. The delegation headed by Dr. Manoj Nardyosinghe, Secretary General of the organization, and Mr. Mohamed Rashwan, the regional coordinator of the organization in North and East Africa. The visit aims for the two parties to agree to organize joint cooperation programs to exchange experiences..

 Professor Dr. Hossam Shawky, President of Desert Research Centre, welcomed Professor Yahu Kang, former Dean of the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research in China. The visit came with the aim of starting a joint project between DRC and the Chinese Institute. The project is entitled “Raising the efficiency of irrigation systems, water..

With funding from the Academy of Scientific Research, a team from the College of Desert Agriculture – King Salman International University, in cooperation with Desert Research Centre and the Agricultural Research Centre, conducted a research experiment, which is calculating water consumption, for growing olive trees in South Sinai region, using the Sap flow device. The..