Arab and International Cooperation

The Arab Center (ACSAD) seeks to enhance cooperation with all Arab and international development, research and extension institutions for the purpose of transferring ACSAD’s scientific and practical expertise to the Arab countries and benefiting from the scientific and technological progress of the Arab and international research centers to support the agricultural development process.

Arab ministries and commissions and research centers in the Arab countries:

The Arab Center (ACSAD) has established bilateral cooperation relations with all Arab countries by signing agreements with the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Water in these countries under its annual work program. The Arab Center (ACSAD) has been implementing its activities in more than (17) member and non-member Arab countries according to the requirements of each country to support the agricultural development process.

Arab, regional and international organizations and commissions:

The Arab Center (ACSAD) seeks to enhan ce cooperation relations with all regional and international organizations and commissions for the purpose of implementing the recommendations of the General Assembly and Executive Council and the resolutions of the Higher Coordination Committee for Arab Common Action to benefit from the acquired expertise of ACSAD.

During the past years, the Arab Center (ACSAD) has signed several cooperation agreements with international organizations and commissions such as: the Islamic Development Bank, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Spanish non-governmental organization of (RESCATE), the Spanish Action Against Hunger institution (AAH), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Economic and Social Committee for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Environment and Development Center for Arab Region and Europe (CIDARI), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations (UN), the Spanish Agency for Financing and Development, the UNICCD, the Secretariat General of Biodiversity Convention, the International Institute for Plant Genetic Resources, the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement and the International Network for Food Information.

Technical cooperation agencies, research centers and universities in developed countries:

The Arab Center (ACSAD) has established scientific and technical cooperation linkages with several scientific research centers, agencies and commissions such as: the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Federal Institute for Geosciences (BGR), the French Development Research Institute (IRD), the Agricultural Science University in Slovakia, Aachen University in Germany, Xinjiang Institution for Dry environment Science and Technology in China (XAEST), Humboldt University, the International Institute for Plant Feeding in Germany, The Catalonian Forest Institute, the Overseas Scientific Study Center in France, Universities of Lund and Uppsala in Sweden and the University of London-Imperial Faculty. The purpose of this cooperation is to apply modern and developed methods in the implementation of its projects, and transfer and localize technologies that are appropriate for the Arab region climate.