Other Names: ARC
Address: Al Gamaa Street
Ministry of Agriculture Building
Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Subordinate to: Government of Egypt, Ministry of Agriculture
Size: Includes the Central Laboratory of Aquaculture Research (CLAR), the Plant Pathology Research Institute (PPRI), the Soil and Water Research Institute, National Agricultural Genetic Engineering Lab (NAGEL), the Animal Production Research Institute, the Institute of Horticulture Research, the Food Technology Research Institute (FTRI), the Central Laboratory of Fish Research, and the Cotton Research Institute.
Primary Function: Performs research that assists the agriculture sector.
History: In 2002, the center was chosen as one of the world's 16 best agricultural research centers.

Activities:
Among its research projects, the center has been trying to differentiate between virulent isolates of Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. Also, through its Food Technology Research Institute (FTRI), the center performs research on solving the problems of processing, packaging, and storing of different food items. Furthermore, through FTRI, it distributes low-cost food processing technology to villagers, disseminates information regarding proper nutrition, and is refining large-scale food processing technology.

Key Sources: "Egyptian Agriculture Research Center among Worlds Best 16," ArabNews.com, 10 August 2002, <http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020810/2002081020.html>; Trade Promotion Opportunities," US Department of Commerce, <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/dd74185e.html>; Nagi Abou-Zeid "Interaction Between Varieties of Faba Bean and Bioagents to Control Chocolate Spot Disease in Egypt," International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, <http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/conferenze/icabr/abstract/Abou-Zeid.htm>; Hanafy Mahmoud Fouly's Resume, <http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/cv/fouly_hm.pdf>; "Chemical Modification of Milk Xanthine Oxidase with Different Modifiers," dekker.com, <http://www.dekker.com/servlet/product/DOI/101081PB120022986>; Genetic Resources of Minor Fruit and Nut Trees in Europe, <www.ecpgr.cgiar.org/Networks/Minor_crops/ Article_Batlle.doc>; List of Egyptiam Institutes, <http://www.aleb.org/ALEBDOC/Admin/ARAC-Directory/Institutes.htm>.

	Updated February 2004