Contents:

Editorial - Abdul Kareem Mohammed Al Amri

The Modern Agricultural Technology Adopted in AAAID Projects

• Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) Experience in Implementing Complete Technological Packages For Production of Alfalfa in Sudan for Export  - Naufal H. Rasheed and Abdelsamei M. Shannan
  

• Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID)  Experience in Applying Precision Farming Technology - Naufal H. Rasheed, Malik N. Malik, Ayad A. Al-Heeti  and Nashwan A. Abdulrazak
  

•  Computer Software Programs  and Investment Projects Selection Criteria Used by Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) in Financial Analysis of Agricultural Projects - Mohamed A. Elhabib

Articles and Review Papers

• Towards Participatory Rural Investment and Development Strategies in the Arab World- Fahmi K. Bishay

• Genetically Modified Crops and Their Role in Agricultural Development - Mohamed O. Khidir
  

• Food Security and Water Poverty in Central and West Asia and North Africa Region- Kamil H. Shideed
  

• Arab Agriculture and the WTO Trade Negotiations: Opportunities and Challenges - Nasredin Elamin 1 and Mohamed A. Adam
   

• Water Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas - Theib Oweis and  Ahmed Hachum

Research Papers

• Genetic Analysis of Milk Yield, Somatic Cell Count and California Mastitis Test of Some Strains of Goats in Iraq - Abdul Razaq A. AL-Rawi,  Monzer K. Asofi,   Abdul khaliq A. Farhan and  Hamza A. AL-Maamory
  

• Response of Maize Yield and Yield Components to Scheduling of Sprinkler Irrigation and Plant Population in Iraq - Saif A. Salim, Kamil M. A. AL-Jobori, Bahaa A. Al-Hadithi and   Mohamed A. Hussain
  

• Influence of Soil Moisture and Plowing Depth on the Performance of a DT-75 Crawler Tractor with a Mold- Board Plow - Abdullah N. Al-Ani,  Firas S. Al-Ani  and Abdul-Sattar S. A. Al-Jasim
  

• Effect of Salt and Radiation on Ion Content in Rice Callus of the Two  Varieties Amber Baghdad and Amber Furat in Iraq - Shatha, A. Yousef, Ibrahem, S. Al- Saadawy  and Adel Y. Naser Alla
  

• Alternative Gelling Agents for Potato Tissue Culture Applications- Kazim M. Ibrahim, Mohammed A. Kazal  and Khalil I. Rasheed
  

• Appraisal of the Performance of Oxidation Pond Systems for Treated Sewage Water Reuse in Irrigation- Abdel Hamid S. Saqran