GCASAR位于以色列北部的内盖夫，靠近奥法基姆，拥有60个农业定居点。研究人员经营的农业设施和服务包括植物病害诊断实验室、氮预测实验室、现场服务实验室和国家柑橘园遗传物质库。
中心愿景是实现干旱半干旱地区可持续农业的可持续发展，发展知识、技术和产品，在保护环境的同时提高农产品的产量和质量。GCASAR促进半干旱和干旱环境中农业研究合作，与来自荷兰、美国、泰国、中国、德国、西班牙、意大利、希腊等国家的研究人员长期持续合作，为当前和未来的危机制定解决方案，如气候变化、水质和可用性、荒漠化和土壤退化。
中心通过与内盖夫中等和高等教育机构的学生项目合作，培训下一代在干旱和半干旱地区进行农业研究。中心为内盖夫的各种作物制定种植方案，特别强调作物生长环境、病虫害、土壤类型和水质；积极提供农业支持系统，包括植物病害诊断实验室、油质实验室、土壤氮磷需求监测和预测方法、面粉质量实验室、以色列柑橘品种存放处。GCASAR促进以色列橄榄生产，有效提高作物的水肥利用效率，改进病虫害处理技术。
GGASAR agricultural facilities and services operated by researchers include plant disease diagnostic laboratories, nitrogen prediction laboratories, field service laboratories, and national citrus orchard genetic material banks.
The central vision is to achieve sustainable agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions, developing knowledge, technologies and products to increase the yield and quality of agricultural products while protecting the environment. GCASAR promotes agricultural research collaboration in semi-arid and arid environments, working with researchers from the Netherlands, the United States, Thailand, China, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and other countries to develop solutions for current and future crises such as climate change, water quality and availability, desertification and soil degradation.
The center trains the next generation in agricultural research in arid and semi-arid regions through student projects with secondary and higher education institutions in the Negev.
Development of planting programmes for various crops in the Negev, with special emphasis on the growing environment, pests and diseases, soil types and water quality; Active provision of agricultural support systems, including plant disease diagnostic laboratories, oil quality laboratories, soil nitrogen and phosphorus demand monitoring and forecasting methods, flour quality laboratories, Israeli citrus variety deposits. GCASAR promotes olive production in Israel, effectively improves the efficiency of water and fertilizer use of crops, and improves pest and disease treatment technology.