DDC in the News
Here you can find articles published about the DDC since its inception nearly three decades ago.
Desert Team Tracks the Future - November 1983 (AUC News)
The DDC after Two Decades in the Desert - June 2001 (Near East Foundation)
DDC Reconnects with Old Partner - June 2001 (Near East Foundation)
Plant Clinic Provides First-of-Its-Kind Service in Cairo - December 2003 (AUC Gateway)
Students Travel to DDC in Search of Sustainable Development - December 2005 (University Headlines)
Desert village pushes to become lush farmland - May 2006 (The Daily Star Egypt)
Former Intern Conducts Valuable Water Research at DDC - November 2006 (University Headlines)
DDC Examines Water Usage in Western Desert - March 2007 (News@AUC)
DDC Trains Egyptian University Graduates in Desert Cultivation - January 2007 (News@AUC)
AUC Contributes to Desert Development in Egypt - May 2007 (University Headlines)
DDC Trains Iraqis through a US Department of Agriculture Program - July 2007 (The Daily Star Egypt)
Desert Reclamation Egypt's Best Hope - Or a Mirage? - July 2007 (Inter Press Service)
DDC Trains Iraqi Farmers - August 2007 (University Headlines)
DDC Hosts Iraqis for Agricultural Development Program - September 2007 (News@AUC)
Egypt plan to green Sahara desert stirs controversy - October 2007 (Reuters)
DDC Farming in the Desert Video - November 2007 (Reuters)
Western Desert Agriculture - December 2007 (The Daily News Egypt)
Egypt Working to Reclaim the Desert - December 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sahara Farming Village Struggles for Survival - January 2008 (National Geographic News)
Egypt "Greens" Deserts to Stem Housing, Food Storages - January 2008 (National Geographic News)
Egypt Turns Desert into Farmland - January 2008 (National Geographic News)