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Desert Research Center and “FAO” discussed the future cooperation in South Sinai

Dr. Hossam Shawky, President of Desert Research Center welcomed Dr. Nasr El-Din Hag Al-amin Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in Egypt to discuss the future cooperation in South Sinai region with the presence of  FAO Vice Representative . This comes within the framework of the plan of Mr. Al-Qaseer, Minister..

cooperation between Desert Research Center and Arab Organization for Industrialization in the field of water desalination

Within the framework of the Egyptian political leadership’s assignment to the Authority of the necessity of local manufacturing of water treatment and desalination units in cooperation with research centers and universities, Dr. Hosam Shawky – President of Desert Research Center met with Major General Hazem Fahmy – Head of the Technical Sector of the Arab..

Palestinian researchers visit Desert Research center to benefit from Egyptian expertise in organic farming techniques

Based on the important role of Desert Research Center to build sustainable Arab agricultural and food systems, Palestinian researchers from “Green Girls” visited DRC to benefit from DRC experience in the project “Developing a model farm in Gaza, to enhance safe agricultural production”. Dr. Hosam Shawky, President of Desert Research Center, said that the visit..

A training course for university students on how to solve water shortage crisis, in South Sinai

Desert Research Center organizes the fifth training course, for university students, in South Sinai Station, on searching unconventional water sources. The training course is in cooperation between Egyptian Center of Excellence for Water and TACO (both are affiliated to Desert Research Center). This training course organized within the framework of the Ministry of Agriculture’s efforts..

Ministers of Agriculture, Solidarity and Local Development and the Governor of El-wadi El-gaded, inaugurate the Center of Sustainable Development in El-wadi El-gaded.

The Minister of Agriculture distributes 579 projects on people of El wadi El gaded Governorate, for 2,910 beneficiaries, within the framework of the presidential initiative “decent life”. The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and the Governor of the New Valley, inaugurated the Center of Sustainable Development in El-wadi El-gaded. Al-Qusair pointed out that the..

Desert Research center holds the first meeting of the Science and Technology Committee, to discuss strategy to combat desertification 2030

Prof. Dr. Abdallah Zaghlol, President of Desert Research Centre met with members of Science and Technology Committee (a high-level committee) to discuss implementing the plan of Desert Research Center’s strategy, to combat desertification 2022-2030. President of Desert Research Center said that desertification is one of the most important problems that facing humans and threatens all..

Desert Research Center following up the implementing of the applied activities in North Sinai

According to directives of Mr. Al-Qusair, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, about agricultural development in Sinai and integrating its people into this development, Dr. Abdallah Zaghlol, president of Desert Research Center, assigned a research team, from the center, to conduct a field visit to Al-Hasana and EL- Sheikh Zoweid, in North Sinai, and the..

Cooperation between Desert Research center and Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, to integrate people of Sinai, in Feran Valley region

The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation instructed to implement many development activities to integrate people of Sinai. Under directives of Prof. Dr. Abdallah Zaghlol, president of Desert Research Center, the research team at the Center started to implement a number of veterinary and guidance convoys in the areas of Wadi Al-Tar and Wadi Maktab,..

Launching the joint program between UNDP Egypt and FAO

Prof. Dr. Abdullah Zagloul , President of Desert Research Center, on behalf of Mr. Al-Qusair, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, participated in the launching event of the “Expanding Climate Ambition Program” which made in cooperation between UNDP Egypt and FAO. The program was launched through a foundational workshop attended by Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister..