Contents:

Editorial - H.E. Abdul Kareem Mohammed Al Amri

The Modern Agricultural Technology Adopted in AAAID Projects

• AAAID Introducing Zero-Tillage Farming System to Replace the Traditional Farming Systems in the Rain-fed Sector in Sudan -   Naufal H. Rasheed;  Hamid O. Burhan; Ayad A. Al-Heeti  and Omer Marzoug
  

• Effect of Zero-tillage Farming System on Striga hemonthica on Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) in Sudan - Ayad A . Al-heeti
  

• Trends of Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development for the Utilization of Tissue Culture in Agricultural Investments - Naufal H. Rasheed and Abdulrahman S. El-Wasel
  

• Trends and Concepts of AAAID towards Scientific Agricultural Research to Support Investment - Naufal H. Rasheed and   Hamid Burhan

Articles and Review Papers

• Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) An Overview of Regional Food Security - Adel Beltagi
  

• Agricultural Biotechnology in the Arab Nation - Magdi Madkour
  

• Cattle Genetic Improvement in Arab Countries - Salah Galal
  

• Technology Development and Transfer to Small Farmers in Low Rainfall Areas in Jordan: Approaches and Perspectives - Nasri I . Haddad

Research Papers

• Effect of vitamin E and selenium on semen quality, sexual activity, and some blood parameters of Awassi Rams - A. H. Al-Haboby ;  A. H. Hamra;   M.J. Al-Tamemmy  and T. S. Al-Rawi
  

• Effect of Seedbed Types and Phosphorus Fertilizer (TSP) on Growth and Yield of Clitoria ( Clitoria ternata ) - Awad Osman Abusuwar and Abdel Nasir Awad Abdella
  

• Application of Quality Control Charts Technique in Improving Qualitative Performance Mukalla s Fish Canning Factory in Yemen - Mohammed A. Alkathiri and Hasson M. A. Al Haddad
  

• The Impact of Barley Varietal Technology on Factor Demands Under Rain-fed Condition In Iraq - Kamil Shideed and K. K . Saleem
  

• Reproductive performance of Iraqi Awassi ewes in response to treatment with equine chorionic gondortropin - J.E. Alkass; T.A . Abdulkareem and S.M. Al-Mjamei
  

• Study of the Growth and Fresh Root Yield of Sugar Beet ( Beta vulgaris ) in the Semi-arid Environment of Northern Central Sudan - Abdalla A. M. Al