EBDA in September 2025

October 14, 2025

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EBDA in September 2025

EBDA Communications Team

Event Coverage – Sahara Exhibition

This month, the media team covered the Sahara Exhibition, one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in the region. The event spanned three days, and the team ensured full documentation of the activities, networking, and highlights.

Outputs:

3 reels produced (one per day to capture the daily highlights)
200 filtered photos edited and finalized, showcasing booths, visitors, key sessions, and partner engagements

These materials provide a strong visual documentation of the exhibition and are now being used across organizational communication channels.

Learning Videos

4 new learning videos were edited and completed this month.
The videos continue to support the educational library for farmers, focusing on practical techniques and sustainable practices.

Social Media Content

A total of 10 new reels were produced specifically for social media.
Content focused on project storytelling, event highlights, and awareness clips optimized for Instagram and Facebook platforms.

Summary

Category	Output
Major Event Covered	1 (Sahara Exhibition – 3 days)
Event Reels Produced	3 (1 per day)
Event Photos Edited	200 filtered photos
Learning Videos Edited	4
Social Media Reels Edited	10

EBDA Carbon Credit Ceremony

On September 28, 2025, SI-EoL Project and the Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA) in cooperation with Heliopolis University hosted an Carbon Credit Ceremony Under the title “The Role of the Economy of Love in Empowering Women in Egypt”. The event features honoring champion farmers with carbon certificates, and showcasing successful models of women in organic farming, health, and rural development. This forum serves as a key platform integrating economic, social, and environmental development within the framework of the Economy of Love.

Summary of EBDA’s Recent Achievements

Signing of a cooperation agreement between EBDA and the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute to conduct training and guidance programs in the field of using modern agricultural equipment.
Register a new farm as a member of the association.
Attending a UNIDO workshop on the FARM project to support farmers in various areas of
sustainable agricultural production to preserve the environment and the effects of climate change.
Fair Trade : Documents for the two points of non-conformity regarding irrigation machines, basins and troughs have been sent, and photos proving compliance have been sent.

Sustainable Development for Global Impact-SDGI Conference
The Economy of Love (EoL) team led a workshop during the conference titled “The Transformative Power of the Economy of Love“. Where EoL team started with a small check-in, the team activity started asking the attendees to write one word comes to their mind about “Economy of Love” and put each word matching with the dimension related to it or closely related so that make it easy to explain the overall definition of EoL, then divided the attendees into 3 groups for group discussion, to discuss a question which was: “Where in your own community/ work do you see opportunities to apply values of Love, Transparency, solidarity to transform how we do business relate to each other care for nature?” Then each group chose one to participate in to summarize the discussion the group had. The EoL 5 pillars (Education, Fund, Certification, Impact-Trace, and Carbon Credits) were then explained in an active way where the EoL team were divided into three groups and did rounds to explain the pillars. Eventually, a reflection discussion was made to ensure all attendees perceived the right principle of EoL standard and its pillars.

Women’s Empowerment Project in rural Egypt

In September monthly meetings with the field facilitators under the Women’s Empowerment Project in rural Egypt focused on addressing the issue of inconsistency in filling out the required surveys. The session aimed to reinforce the importance of regular and accurate survey completion as a vital tool for project monitoring and evaluation. Facilitators were guided through how these surveys are used to track progress, assess outcomes, and ensure accountability within the project framework.

Dopay/NBE Progress

(EBDA-EoL Carbon Credits Ceremony) under the theme of “The role of Economy of Love in Empowering Women in Egypt”

(September 28 , 2025)

EBDA and Dopay Teams Contributions

The DoPay team participated in the event honoring “Climate Heroes,” distributing 3 new Meeza cards to farmers—enabling them to access their Economy of Love carbon credits entitlements as part of their incentives.

DoPay Strategic Update: To date, EBDA team has issued a total of 2,691 DOPAY cards and is resolving issuance challenges while initiating data uploads to streamline data

The team has worked on farmers’ data for this month and successfully finished 6,746 registered farmers on the system from 5th August to 30th september.

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Progress

Field-Centered Learning with the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)

The training program for Groups 3 and 4 for the EBDA agronomists commenced with a field-centered session on the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), led by Eng. Buthaina Idris. The session allowed participants to gain deeper insights into the PGS framework and its application in sustainable agriculture.

PGS Audits and Visits in September, 2025

During this month, an external inspection was carried out as part of the process to obtain the Demeter certification for the PGS system. The inspection included several visits related to the PGS system.
The first visit was conducted in Fayoum, where the inspectors reviewed the farm’s compliance with PGS standards.
The second inspection took place in Minya, focusing on farms operating under the PGS system.
The third visit was also in Fayoum, where the inspectors evaluated how the trainings are carried out within the project.

Al-Fanar Project

As part of the Alfanar Project, farmers from Minya and Beni Suef were brought to participate in the Sahara Expo. The aim was to provide them with an opportunity to network with other farmers, agricultural companies, and organizations. This activity was valuable for the farmers as it allowed them to build new connections, exchange knowledge, and strengthen their relationships within the agricultural sector.

World Goetheanum Forum

Re-Think. Re-Feel. Re-Do.

These words came to life during the World Goetheanum Forum on September 24th – 27th, 2025. A new narrative for sustainable development has been co-created at SEKEM Farm in Sharqia, where more than 120 participants gathered with partners from 20 countries around the world. Participants shared moments of deep reflection, mindful dialogue, and inspiration as we explored a new narrative for sustainable development, one that unites justice in social relationships, freedom in cultural and human development, solidarity in economic value creation, and co-creation in ecology, all nourished by our inner and spiritual sources.

The 3rd International Biodynamic Research Conference

Theme: The Whole and Its Parts -Researching Biodynamic Agriculture

Venue: The Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, United Kingdom

Date: 31 August – 4 September 2025

The EBDA team member and the BD Preparations Co-lead, Hend Hany, attended the conference as a participant for learning more about the highlights in the field of BD research as well as contributed as part of event agenda to represent Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, especially the faculty of organic agriculture. Hend presented one of the poster presentations titled “Enhancing Crop Productivity and Carbon Sequestration with Basalt Rock Powder in the Egyptian Western Desert” moderated by Prof. Jurgen Fritz. This poster presentation has been presented on behalf of Dr. Tarek Saed.

Baseline Study for the Economy of Love Carbon Project with Saudi Coffee Company

This study evaluates the current agricultural practices, socio-economic conditions, and environmental factors affecting the Saudi Coffee Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It serves as a foundational reference for measuring the impact of the Economy of Love (EoL) project, which aims to support the company in transitioning to organic farming and in developing a certified carbon project. The EoL Carbon Project in the Jazan Region specifically targets the Saudi Coffee Company and includes six primary farms located in the Dayer Governorate. These farms collectively span 657 hectares and host approximately 550,458 coffee trees. A comprehensive baseline and feasibility study has been undertaken as a core component of the project.