Objectives

Developing new cultivars with high yielding potentialities and tolerant to different kinds of stresses such as drought, salinity, poor soil fertility, diseases ., Insects….etc.
Developing recommended packages, which interact with the new developed cultivars to achieve higher yield under different conditions.
Improving and maintaining high quality seeds.
Transferring new technology to farmers' fields through strengthening the linkage between researchers, extensionists and farmers.