The Jordan National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer of the Ministry of Agriculture (NCARTT) operates as a semiautonomous institution with administrative and financial independence. NCARTT is mandated to conduct and/or coordinate applied agricultural research and transfer of technology activities at the national level in collaboration with public and private agricultural institutions. NCARTT’s mandate also provides for the identification, testing, transfer and adoption of improved technologies.

NCARTT consists of a main headquarter and six regional centres. The centre operates 12 Research Stations representing different agro-ecological conditions in Jordan. Water and irrigation activities are covered under the water management and Environment program, The program is aimed at optimum utilization of water and treated wastewater resources, water harvesting in low rainfall areas, effect of supplementary irrigation on improvement and sustainability of agricultural production under rainfed conditions, and minimizing the environmental degradation.