The center fosters collaborative interdisciplinary research to promote sustainable agriculture while confronting global climate change, water shortage and desertification. Center members bring together expertise in various disciplines, from molecular biology to ecology, soil and water science, and environmental economics. Novel approaches are developed to increase food production while protecting the environment, preserving natural resources, and enhancing ecosystem services.
Principal investigators from the Institute of Environmental Science (IES) are members of the center
The main activities of the center are:
Supporting research
Providing scholarships for postdoctoral students
Organizing conferences, workshops and meetings
Supporting the purchase of equipment to be used by members of the center in their research activities
Administration
The center is administered by an academic committee and a director:
Prof. Sharoni Shafir, Director
Prof. Shay Covo, Head Academic Committee