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Voices on climate: "Building up living soil is crucial here in Egypt, too"

Helmy Abouleish.

Helmy Abouleish is the second generation to run the successful Sekem centre not far from Cairo. Here in the desert, he practises biodynamic agriculture, which has been seeking progressive ways of dealing with climate change for decades. (Photo: made available)

With Helmy Abouleish, this instalment of the "Voices on Climate" series features a practitioner. He is the managing director of the Egyptian Sekem Holding, not far from Cairo. The company successfully practises biodynamic agriculture, processes and markets products, and motivates farmers to convert to this method.

Helmy Abouleish is the son of Sekem founder Ibrahim Abouleish. In 1977, Ibrahim returned from a secure middle-class existence in Austria to his former home in Egypt to establish biodynamic agriculture there. Many thought he was crazy. However, the results prove the doubters wrong. The second generation at Sekem has also played a significant role in this. Helmy Abouleish has successfully developed and expanded his father's work.

Helmy Abouleish was recently a prominent guest on the 100th episode of the FiBL Focus podcast. We have summarised excerpts from the conversation in this article with a focus on dealing with climate change. 

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