Egypt’s Agricultural Research Centre has secured second place in the Middle East and North Africa in the 2025 Scimago regional rankings for research centres, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation said on Wednesday. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, said the achievement reflects the “increasing research performance” of the centre. The Scimago ranking is a composite indicator based on three main criteria: research performance, innovation using Scopus data, and societal impact. Adel Abdel Azim, President of Egypt’s Agricultural Research Centre, said the centre’s advancement to second place regionally is the result of “diligent work” by scientists across various research institutes and laboratories. He noted that the centre’s current strategy focuses on transforming scientific research into “tangible reality” to serve sustainable development goals.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 24, 2025 19:08 UTC