In 2003 Sekem/ Ibrahim Abouleish received THE RIGHT LIVELIHOOD AWARD also known as the “ALTERNATIVE NOBEL PRIZE” for “establishing a 21st century business model which combines commercial success with social and cultural development.”
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish
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Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish will give a guest lecture at the University of Life Sciences (UMB) on Thursday 3 December at 14:00-15:00 in Tårnbygningen room T230.
The lecture is titled: “Sekem: An agro-business success integrating sustainable commercial and environmental practices with socio-cultural development.”
Founder of Sekem Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish founded Sekem in Egypt in 1977. Over the years, Sekem has built a thriving social and cultural base to address Egypt's crumbling health, educational and cultural preservation capacities.
Taking its name from the hieroglyphic transcription meaning "vitality of the sun", Sekem was the first entity to develop biodynamic farming methods in Egypt.
These methods are based on the premise that organic cultivation improves agro-biodiversity and does not produce any unusable waste. All products of the system can be either sold or re-used in cultivation, thereby creating a sustainable process.
Market leader Sekem has grown exponentially to a nationally renowned enterprise and market leader of organic products and phyto-pharmaceuticals. It has established reliable links with European and U.S. customers in the export trade. Moreover, 55% of its sales are domestic - an essential element for Sekem's long-term sustainability. Today, 1,800 people work in Sekem.
"You are the change" Global Fair Trade are having an event in Oslo the evening of December 3 where Prof. Dr. Abouleish will also speak. You can find the invitasjon here and pre-register yourself.
