Contents:

Editorial - Abdul Kareem Mohammed Al Amri

The Modern Agricultural Technology Adopted in AAAID Projects

• Experience of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development in the Adoption and Dissemination of the Zero Tillage System to the Traditional Farmers in Sudan - Naufal H. Rasheed, Ayad A. Al-Heeti , Hamid O. Burhan and Nashwan A. Abdulrazak
  

• A Collaborative Model between AAAID and IFAD towards Sustainable Agriculture - Azhr H. Al-Haboby
  

•  The Environmental Considerations of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) Experience with Zero-tillage Farming System - Ayad A. Al-Heet
   

• Arab Authority Experience in Adopting an Integrated Information Technology Strategy- Abdalla Hag Mohamed Hamid

Articles and Review Papers

• Science and Technology Strategies for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Development- Mahmoud B. Solh

• Agricultural Development in Sudan (Current Situation, Challenges, Opportunities)-  Abdallah A. Abdallah
  

• The Return on Investment in Postharvest Technology for Assuring Quality and Safety of Horticultural Crops - Adel A. Kader
  

• Technical Considerations in Date's Harvesting, Handling, and Preparation - Abdullah M. Alhamdan
   

• Citrus Industry In The Kingdom of Morocco- Ahmed Ait-Oubahou
   

• Dates Derived Industries - Mohammed M. R. Al-Abid

Research Papers

• Estimation of Salt Tolerance by Some Selected Genotypes of Wheat Under Naturally Salinized Field Condition- Ibrahim, I. H. Al-Mashhadani  and Saif, A. Al-Hadithi
  

• Usage of Bentonite (A Clay Type) to Reduce Aflatoxin B1 Contaminated Ration in Broiler Chicken- Ayad A. Al-Heeti  and Salim H. Alwarshan 
  

• Effect of Irrigation Treatments on Some Morphological Characters and Yield of Three  Rice Genotypes - Shatha A. Yousif, Labeed S. Mohammed, Amer  Abd Al Sahib,  Hasan M. Ali and Hazim R. Radee
  

• Prospects of Sugarbeet Production in the Sudan- Mohammed O. El-Karouri  and Ahmed El-Rayah
  

• Consumptive Water Use of Corn (Zea mays L.) under Full  and Deficient Irrigation- Saif Al-Deen R. Salim and Ali A. Fahad
  

• Introducing a New Nutritional Program for Cucumber Production at the Arab-Qatari Agricultural Production Company under Greenhouse Conditions-   Mordy A. Atta-Aly

Short Notes

• Short Note: Comparative Study on Prolificacy and its Components of Local and Shami Goats-  Abdul Razaq .A. AL-Rawi,  Kamal Khaza and Khalid Houchaymi
   

• Short Note: Production of  Improved Awassi Rams Project: Current  Status and Future Outlook- Abdul Razaq A. AL-Rawi