Building on its longstanding commitment to sustainable farming, SEKEM has signed a cooperation agreement for the \u201cTowards Organic Agriculture\u201d project with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Matrouh Governorate, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and IEOC Production B.V., representing Eni.<\/p>\n
The agreement \u2014 signed during EGYPES 2025 \u2014 marks a turning point for organic agriculture in western Matrouh.<\/strong> The signing ceremony brought together H.E. Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Major General Khaled Shoeib, Governor of Matrouh; Eng. Francesco Gasparri, General Manager of IEOC; Eng. Salah AbdelKerim, CEO of EGPC; and Mr. Helmy Abouleish, CEO of SEKEM Group.<\/p>\n Around 700 farmers in Matrouh will get support to transition to organic farming under the \u201cTowards Organic Agriculture\u201d project. <\/strong>The initiative also integrates participants into a carbon credit certification system, offering new income streams and advancing Egypt\u2019s sustainability agenda. This system allows farmers to earn additional income by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering carbon, aligning with global efforts to combat climate change.<\/p>\n SEKEM's \u201cEconomy of Love\u201d (EoL) certification standard <\/strong>plays a crucial role in this initiative. EoL promotes sustainable, ethical, and transparent practices throughout the supply chain, ensuring fair compensation and protection for all stakeholders. By integrating EoL principles, the project not only supports organic farming but also fosters a holistic approach to sustainability, balancing economic, social, cultural, and environmental dimensions. <\/p>\n Full-spectrum support is at the core of the initiative<\/strong>, which equips smallholder farmers with organic inputs, composting tools, and photovoltaic systems for irrigation. It also facilitates organic certification and market access and integrates farmers into carbon credit systems to help boost their earnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Around 700 farmers in Matrouh will get support to transition to organic farming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":664137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9161],"tags":[9160,72,2981],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-664136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-message-from-sekem","tag-a-message-from-sekem","tag-enterpriseam","tag-sekem","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"bc9126f8-2b4f-4b78-939f-90232c71720d","order":"6","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/1257.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"SEKEM partners with the Petroleum Ministry, EGPC, and Eni to drive organic farming","related_issue":[664126],"teaser":"Around 700 farmers in Matrouh will get support to transition to organic farming","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/4\/.01ed296e-7f6c-4804-b4b1-c92339507f5a.mp3"},"yoast_head":"\n