Expertise: Interdisciplinary investigations of natural resources management, with a particular focus on environmental and livelihoods impact of water resources management.

Water scarcity and mitigation of drought impacts on agriculture and water harvesting

Water saving irrigation Technologies an automation.

Water quality management and salinity management in dry areas

Facility: Equipment to monitor irrigation (soil, plant, atmosphere sensors: TDR, neutron probe, photoshentisis systems, automatic portable meteorology station)

Priority: Arable farming and orchards: decrease of negative impact to environment, promotion of sustainable crop production, decrease of CO2 emissions, reduction of labour demands, reduction of chemicals application, optimisation of water and soil management (irrigations and fertilisation optimisation, water savings)
Greenhouses: promotion of efficient energy use, decrease of CO2 emissions, reduction of labour demands, reduction of chemicals application, optimisation of water and soil management (irrigation and fertilization optimisation, water saving