Exploring and evaluating groundwater aquifers in desert regions.

Drilling and testing productive and test water wells.

Surveying and evaluating surface water in costal regions.

Monitoring groundwater in desert and newly reclaimed areas.

Managing desert and newly reclaimed soils with respect to their agricultural use and developement.

Surveying and evaluating natural vegetation as a source of grazing and medicinal desert palnts.

Increasing the productivity of leguminous and cereal plants under desert soil Conditions through biofertilization methods.

Protecting and improving range forage resources.

Increasing the productivity of animals In desert conditions, by implementing measures to overcome food shortages during the dry season, heat stress, water salinity and desert diseases.

Monitoring and analyzing desertification phenomena and recommending solutions to stop or minimize desrtification processes with the aid of space maps taken by the DRC's Satellite Receiving Station.

Establishing green belts around newly constructed cities, roads and factories.

Monitoring and recording sand dune movement and using various techniques to stabilize sand dunes.

Conducting socioeconomic studies in the fields of marketing, cooperatives, settlement and labor.

Providing proper hlep and advice to target groups, whether local Bedouins or investors, to best utilize available resources.

Studying environmental pollution of soil and water in extension areas.

Investigating the performance of Some species and cultivars of agricultural field crops, fodder, vegetables, and fruit crops, formulating proper agriculture practices, and defining cropping systems and farming types under different deserts conditions.

Evaluating the role of modern technology in desertification control.