The Desert Research Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is one of the oldest research centers in Egypt. It was officially inaugurated on December 30, 1950, under the name of Fuad I Institute for the Desert until Presidential Decree No. 90 of 1990 established the Desert Research Center as a scientific entity with legal status.

The center comprises several departments, including the Animal Production and Poultry Department, which aims to increase the productivity of livestock such as camels in desert and marginal environmental conditions. It also studies the reproductive performance of desert animals and provides suitable accommodations for them. The center relies on modern biotechnology to enhance scientific activities by applying advanced methods and techniques in the nutrition of these animals, as well as improving the reproductive performance of desert animals.

The center implemented a project in the Desert Research Station in Ras Sudr city in South Sinai Governorate to enhance camel milk and meat production. The station succeeded in increasing camel milk and meat production. Efforts were also made to improve camel breeds in the governorate, considering them as authentic Sinai heritage with significant economic potential when optimally utilized.

The National Project for Enhancing Camel Productivity, which aims to increase meat and milk production, succeeded in increasing milk production from 3 to 5 kilograms per milking, contributing to the income of camel breeders. Additionally, the weight of the “jaoula,” or young camel, reached more than 300 kilograms of meat just one year after birth.