Achievements

- Producing soil classification maps including soil productivity.
- Using remote sensing techniques in estimating urbanization and sand encroachment on cultivated soils, sea shore erosion and yearly census of cultivated crops.
- Irrigation water management through laser leveling, long furrows and gated pipes.
- Evaluation of the re-use of marginal water in agriculture.
- Environmental impact assessment of some agricultural projects.
- Evaluation of the use of slow release fertilizers as well as rock phosphate in agriculture.
- Recycling of agricultural residues to produce organic fertilizers.
- Producing bio-fertilizers for crops, bio-pesticides to control nematodes (nemaless) as well as bio –soil conditioners for the newly reclaimed soils.