Thematic Area 2-Farming systems in the Nexus Thematic Area 3-Food value chain in the Nexus:

The Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions "Omar EL-BERNAOUI" (C.R.S.T.R.A.) is a Public Scientific and Technical Establishment (E.P.S.T.). Established by Decree No. 91-478 of December 14, 1991, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 03-458 of December 1, 2003, and governed by Executive Decree No. 11-396 of November 24, 2011, which sets the standard status of the public scientific and technological establishment. This center, which has legal personality and financial autonomy, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

We work on the effects of climate change, and their impact on human beings, the environment, fauna and flora.
identification of insects and plants species under arid conditions
the use of naturel resources (spontaneous plants and auxiliaries insects) against pests (biological control and bio-pesticides ) under agro-ecosystems ( arid conditions)

We also make contributions in the fields of the environment, agronomy, Saharan agriculture, agrosystem management and socio-economics.

Date palm, Oasis, palm groves, Condiment crops, Phenological stage, ,Arid, Steppe, Sahara, Adaptation, Resilience, insects, plants, classification, control, bio pesticides, weeds, pests, spontaneous plants, valorization, bio resources, ethnobotanical, medicine plants.

ethnootanical survey for traditional medicinal plants use