In a bid to enable local farmers to increase agricultural productivity and up their exports, Mostafa el-Nabi decided to found the tech-based startup Baramoda in 2018. Technology and innovation must be exploited to help decrease costs of agriculture, reduce environmental hazards on soil, and farmers make improvements to their lands, El-Nabi, who was brought up in the southern Egyptian city of Qena, explains to Egyptian Streets. The governorate of Qena is well-known for its cultivation of sugar cane and sugar beet, a practice that has, however, resulted in high rates of agricultural wastes, according to the passionate entrepreneur. This is where Baramoda has conveniently stepped in, coming up with a practical solution which involves converting the agricultural wastes to organic fertilizers that are more environmentally-friendly. Baramoda is the first agri-tech start-up in the Middle East and Africa specialized in sustainable agricultural. Every piece of land and crop have different properties and require a different combination of nutrients. Its main aim is to provide innovative solutions to maximize the efficiency of agri-waste management which is estimated at 38 million tons per year with only 12 percent going through a recycling process….
Egyptian Tech-based Startup Baramoda Converts Agri-wastes to Biofertilizers
August 23, 2019
