Sohag Governor Tarek Rashad opened an exhibition featuring startups focused on managing and converting agricultural waste, alongside the launch of a training-of-trainers program for 32 young people from the Egyptian governorate.
The activities are part of the European Union for Decent Life project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme in partnership with Egypt’s ministries of local development and environment, agriculture, and social solidarity.
The startups, established and registered through the project, showcased solutions that turn agricultural and organic waste into higher-value products, including food, animal feed, organic fertiliser and activated carbon.
According to project director Ahmed Diab, the programme aims to train around 4,000 farmers in Sohag on safe and sustainable waste management and recycling. It also supports young entrepreneurs launching agricultural waste recycling ventures, as well as women developing home-based businesses linked to waste reuse and food processing.
The project also plans to establish 168 agricultural business schools benefiting more than 4,000 farmers. These programmes are designed to help farmers build skills in entrepreneurship, product management and marketing, while training businesses and agricultural value-chain workers on food safety requirements.
The organisers said the integrated approach links waste management with the circular economy, job creation and improved incomes for rural households.
Source: Youm7
