In Agrona we make wood panels, from agriresidues, without cutting a single tree.
We are not only protecting forests, but we also save the earth gruesome amount of GHGs emissions by stopping burning agricultural residues, to turn them into wood panels to be used in furniture and Construction applications. Here is a quick demo how the process goes: the agri-waste are collected by our suppliers, to be left to dry in the open air, milled to small particles, packed in bales and shipped to our facility. In our facility we mix these raw materials with chemical resins and some products with bio-based resins ( starch emulsion ) then to dry this mixture while thermal pressing and finally we get the board in shape which complies with the European standards. Boards are recyclable also this business could be replicated in most of African countries as we plan to expand our business in future.
Our planet is suffering from plastic littering but the issue is not about plastic as a material but how we use and dispose of it. One of the reasons is the behaviour of consumers.
ZeLoop empowers institutions and businesses to educate and incentivize consumers on eco-friendly gestures for a litter-free world.
Our solution is composed of a mobile phone application that will reward consumers for collecting plastic bottles.
The application is built on our in-house reward engine that serves as a platform where other eco-friendly applications rewarding citizens can be connected in a suite of solutions for sustainability and environment protection. The system is universal, it directs consumers to crowd sourced points of collection managed by third parties.
The only thing users have to do to get a reward is :
- Gather used plastic bottles
- Drop them at collection points
- Upload a picture of deposited bottles on the app
- Win tokens to get exciting rewards!
Culligan was founded in 1936, and is a global leader in water treatment, services and solutions for homes, offices, and industries. We are a purpose-led business, making a real difference in the health and wellness of individuals and communities by delivering clean, safe, great tasting water.
We design, engineer and manufacture water & wastewater treatment equipment and formulate & blend water treatment chemicals to create clean, safe, healthy water for every need.
We provide complete sustainable water & wastewater solutions for every industry.
-Billions of people are throwing valuable waste daily around the world (plastics, paper, electronics, etc.)
100M people in Egypt are throwing away +100M tons yearly of valuable waste
That is worth more than $12B.
-We have built an online platform to connect people who want to get rid of their waste with local collectors.
In return, you can get cashback electronically or through any ATM.
Amal Glass is a wearable device that enables the blind and visually impaired people to Live their daily lives independently. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, the glass has 13 Application in Arabic and English languages As knowing current time, recognizing currency, reading text box and localizing themselves at the streets in addition to recognize products in supermarket and much more.
PepsiCo Global has announced the launch of a new impact-driven initiative that aims to spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural footprint, amid the global increasing attention towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), including in Egypt.
The company estimates the initiative to eliminate at least 3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the end of the decade.
Over the past years, PepsiCo Egypt announced its’ commitment to positively impacting Egypt’s farming communities and has developed various programs in this regard.
This included developing the second largest agriculture programme among PepsiCo Global’s system, producing 400,000 tons of potatoes yearly which are 100 percent cultivated by Egyptian farmers.
Moreover, PepsiCo Egypt worked on an advanced seeds programme, now 65 percent of its seeds are produced locally, and it is planning to reach 80 percent by 2024.
It also has two main agricultural programmes, namely ‘She Feeds the World’ and ‘Chipsy –USAID’, which aim to deliver sustainable growth of potato farming and assist smallholder farmers to increase crop quality and yields, achieve self-sufficiency, and increase access to the resources they need — including land, seeds, and water.
Following its success, PepsiCo Egypt renewed its partnership with USAID for the second year in a row, and over the next three years, they will expand the programme’s activities to farmers in 3 governorates and plan to reach 2,500 farmers.
On the other hand, the She Feeds the World programme, which gives a special focus on women empowerment and integrating them into the agricultural value chain, aims to reach 390,000 beneficiaries in 3 years, with total investments of EGP 60 million.
“Agriculture has always been at the heart of our snacks business. Over the past 70 years, developing the agricultural sector has been and will continue to be on top of our priorities, being a core asset to the food industries sector and a major and vibrant component of the Egyptian economy”, said CEO of PepsiCo Egypt Mohamed Shelbaya.
He added that the company is targeting creating a sustainable agriculture system to increase food production in a reliable manner, ensure food security, and improve livelihoods in rural areas to complement the Egyptian government’s moves in the field of sustainable development.
Source: ahramonline
Metito, a multinational global provider of intelligent water management and alternative energy solutions, has been awarded the design, supply, construction, operation and maintenance of the El-Hammam agricultural wastewater treatment plant in Egypt. The project is a Joint Venture with Hassan Allam, The Arab Contractors and Orascom Construction.
The agricultural wastewater treatment plant has a capacity of 6 million cubic metres of water per day, making it the largest of its type in the world. Its delivery capacity will be achieved by collecting and transporting agricultural drainage water from the north of the Nile Delta to the plant through a 120-kilometre-long course. The treated water will then irrigate up to 500,000 feddans west of the Nile Delta area.
The project forms part of the government’s strategy to expand Egypt’s agricultural area and develop the Western Desert region. This also contributes to creating other positive social and economic impact, including the development of new agricultural and population communities.
CHEP, the supply chain solutions company, has announced a two-year contract renewal plus increased business with Nestlé Middle East & North Africa (MENA) to replace traditional white exchange pallets with a CHEP managed pallet pooling solution throughout the region. The switch from white wood to CHEP pooled pallets is expected to streamline Nestlé’s supply chain, while reducing cost and driving sustainability benefits mainly reducing de-forestation and less CO2 emissions.
Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage company. With its regional head office located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nestlé operates 25 factories in 19 countries across MENA. The Nestlé product portfolio in the region currently exceeds 60 brands in a wide range of categories: dairy and infant nutrition, bottled water, chocolate and confectionery, coffee creamers, breakfast cereals, culinary products and pet food, among others.
Stefano Crotti, Nestlé Head of Logistics MENA, said: “For Nestlé, the Middle East and North Africa means growth with sustainable operations, talent and innovation. Improvements in service to customers, quality and cost have been important drivers to switch from white pallet exchange to CHEP, as well as the strategic fit of CHEP being our recognised partner across our supply chain. Furthermore, the sustainability advantage that is built into the CHEP’s ‘share and reuse’ business model is important to contribute to a circular economy and in meeting Nestlé’s commitment for Zero net emissions by 2050”.
Marco Salort, CHEP MENA Commercial Director, said:. “Nestlé is a key strategic global customer for CHEP. We share a vision of the future based on sustainability and responsibility towards our environment”.
“We at CHEP understand that our customers are an extension of our activity and consider them to be part of our company. We have collaborated very openly to successfully develop a long-term model built around service excellence, cost efficiencies, process standardisation and sustainability. The MENA agreement provides a clear framework under which we can continue to partner together to build ongoing efficiencies and value’’.
When Eman Essa’s husband died and she took over running his farm in southern Egypt, she found herself guessing when the wheat crop needed watering.
Essa, 36, would often end up either using too much water on her 2-feddan (2-acre) plot outside Samalout city or hiring another farmer to take over the irrigation duties, she said.
Then, in December last year, the mother of four joined a new government project that uses sensors to allow her to see exactly when the soil is dry and just how much water she needs — all from an app on her phone.
“When I first heard about the new system, I did not know exactly how it would benefit me. But when people showed me how it works, I found it really helpful and (it) would save me a lot of effort and money,” she said in a phone interview.
In the few weeks since she adopted the system, Essa has been using 20 percent less water and her labor costs have dropped by nearly a third.
The system, developed by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and Cairo’s MSA University, uses a sensor buried in the soil to measure moisture levels and a transmitter to send the data to the user, who accesses it through a mobile app.
Even if they are away from their fields, farmers can tell whether their crops need more water or have had enough.
Essa is one of the dozens of farmers who have started using the new system, launched in December, in Upper Egypt’s Minya governorate and in New Valley governorate in the southwest.
The project, in its pilot phase, is part of a nationwide strategy to encourage the use of modern irrigation methods, said Mohamed Ghanem, spokesman for the Water Ministry. The aim is to reduce water use, increase crop productivity and lower production costs as Egypt faces increasing water pressures, he said.
“The preliminary results indicate success in saving large quantities of water and reducing production costs,” he said by phone, adding that the government is still in the process of collecting data on the project’s impact.
The ministry has so far provided 200 free devices to farmers, but after the trial period ends, it will start selling them countrywide, Ghanem added, without specifying the price.
At another farm near Essa’s in Minya governorate, Gerges Shoukri said combining the new mobile system with the drip irrigation he and his wife installed early last year had been a big boost.
Shoukri, 32, said he now uses 15 percent less water, while the quality of his vegetable crops has improved and production has jumped by about 30 percent. “We have to be prepared in case of any water shortages by adopting new irrigation and agricultural methods,” he said.
A 2019 report by the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies noted that every year agriculture consumes more than 85 percent of the country’s share of the Nile, which provides the bulk of Egypt’s water supply.
Officials say Egypt currently has about 570 cubic meters (150,000 gallons) of water per person per year. Experts consider a country “water poor” if its annual supply is less than 1,000 cubic meters per person.
In 2017, Egypt embarked on a 20-year strategy to tackle its water challenges, which experts say are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of a growing population, climate change-related drought and fears of losing much of its access to the Nile River’s waters.
Damman - The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) - a multilateral development financial institution -announced today that it signed two agreements with Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a sustainable energy solutions provider in the Middle East, to install solar panels at APICORP’s headquarters in Dammam and retrofit the building with energy-efficient technologies.
The agreements mark YDE’s first project in Saudi Arabia, demonstrating the company’s exponential growth in the region. Expected to be completed by end of 2020, the new fittings will cut APICORP’s carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes and generate up to 718 MWh of clean energy, as well as significantly reduce energy consumption by 35%.
YDE’s energy efficiency solutions at APICORP headquarters include retrofitting and optimising the air conditioning and chiller systems, as well as installing over 3,500 LED light bulbs with smart control. YDE will also install a rooftop solar plant that spans 4,300 square metres, fitted with a customised mounting structure to accommodate the roof’s unique wave design.
Commenting on the agreement, Dr. Ahmed Ali Attiga, CEO of APICORP, said: “We are delighted to work with Yellow Door Energy, one of our investee companies, on this important initiative that demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices in all aspects of APICORP’s operations. By investing in green initiatives, we hope to lead by example and contribute in a tangible and impactful way to making this planet a better place to live for future generations.”
Jeremy Crane, CEO and Co-Founder of Yellow Door Energy, added: “Yellow Door Energy is honoured to contribute to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy target as part of Vision 2030. Our solar lease and shared energy savings contracts with APICORP are our company’s first of hopefully many projects in the Kingdom. We congratulate APICORP on this forward-thinking initiative and sustainability leadership.”
In 2019, APICORP and a consortium of international and regional banks invested USD65 million in Yellow Door Energy to scale up investments in solar energy and efficiency solutions in emerging markets. YDE currently has over 100 megawatts of solar assets in development in the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan and Egypt.
As per Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, the country is pursuing an ambitious renewable power strategy that includes plans to add 60 gigawatts of clean energy capacity to the national grid by 2030. Of this, 40GW will come from solar photovoltaic plants, 16GW from wind turbines and 2.7GW from concentrated solar power.
Source: Utilities Me
