1. Sustainable Policy-making and Legislation in the Field of Water, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Management

2. Water Scarcity and Climate Change Adaptation (with an emphasis on educational, extension, legal, and social dimensions)

3. Evaluation, Quality Assurance, and Analysis of Agricultural Higher Education Systems

4. Economic, Social, and Cultural Studies of Rural and Agricultural Communities

5. Education, Extension, and Empowerment of Agricultural and Natural Resources Users (with a participatory and community-based approach)

6. Comparative Analysis of Legal and Institutional Systems in the Governance of Water, Land, and Rural Environmental Resources