Center for Excellence in Agriculture

Cornell University in New York will partner with Cairo University to create a Center of Excellence in Agriculture. The Center of Excellence in Agriculture is one of three Centers of Excellence.

The Centers will establish linkages between Egyptian universities and leading counterparts in the United States, help forge relationships between Egyptian and American researchers and experts, and drive research and innovation in sectors that are key to Egypt's future economic growth.

Through the establishment of the Centers of Excellence, USAID and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, will increase the capacity of Egypt's higher-education institutions and create linkages between research and the public and private sectors in the areas of agriculture, water, and energy.

Each Center of Excellence will use applied research to drive innovation and competitiveness in the public and private sectors, strengthen Egyptian Government policy to stimulate economic growth, and contribute solutions to Egypt's development challenges.

The three Centers of Excellence are a part of the investment by the American people in Egypt's human and economic development.