With the conclusion of Egypt’s COP27 Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, much has been discussed about the historic deal struck on the ‘loss and damage’ fund, which- when in effect- sees developed nations compensate developing countries $100 billion per year for the damage and economic losses caused by climate change. Hailed as a big win […]
Organic foods have been on the rise in recent decades and especially so during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the US, organic food sales rose by 12.8 percent to $56.5 billion in 2020, according to the Organic Trade Association. In 2019, sales growth was 4.6 percent. A similar trend happened in the UK with 12.6 percent
According to a recently published report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Egypt’s agricultural business (agri-business) sector, which includes agriculture and food processing, contributes 24.5 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 23.2 percent to labor value added. 78.3 percent of food processing takes place in Lower Egypt, while 30.2 percent
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In the second part of our Barriers-To-Entry series, Business Forward sat down with CEO and co-founder of Plantform – a food, feed, and material-processing company – Hussein Abu Bakr, as he takes an in-depth look into the entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges in agribusiness while discussing the fine details behind the idea of Plantform and his
