Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

Transformative journey to develop entrepreneurship skills in the domain of research-based regenerative agriculture solutions.

MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

The inaugural year of MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme has come to an end and what a transformative journey it has been!


The Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme aims to empower and upskill researchers, students and entrepreneurs who are addressing fundamental agricultural challenges in the MENAT region while focusing on early-stage research and nature-based solutions integrating regenerative agriculture practices. 

Interested in joining as a researcher or innovator? Submit your expression of interest today, and we will notify you when the next intake begins.

For those wishing to contribute as a judge, mentor partner or subject matter expert, we invite you to also connect with us. 

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

MENAT Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is a series of holistic practices designed to create net positive beneficial impacts on ecosystem services.

This includes:

  • Improving net carbon sequestration,
  • Improving watershed and soil health and;
  • Promoting habitat rich in biodiversity while contributing to food security.

By necessity, these practices  must provide net beneficial economic, environmental and social impacts for farmers and local communities if they
are to be sustainable long term.

The founding regenerative agriculture practices include:

  • Minimizing soil disturbance no tilling practices,
  • Maximize crop diversity
  • Maintain crop and ground cover through keeping the soil covered and rotating crops
  • Maintain living roots year long  so we don’t disturb the wonderful ecosystem below the ground
  • Integrate rotational animal livestock grazing and
  • Integrating agroforestry

Additional topics include:

  • Circularity and usage of farming residue including composting and;
  • Avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticide usage

Learn More About The Programme

Advisory Committee

SHEIKH DR MAJID AL QASSIMI
Founding Partner at
Soma Mater


DR MOHAMMAD AL-OUN
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Consultant

YAZEN AL KODMANI
Partner at 3Y Agtech & Deputy GM at Emirates Bio Farm

GIOVANNI ANGIOLINI
Director MEA for Sustainable Urban Delta

TATIANA ANTONELLI ABELLA
Founder & Managing Director at
Goumbook




DOMINIQUE GHAZAR
Senior Sustainability and Inclusion Manager at HSBC

DR CHRISTOPH MANDL
Head of Corporate Venturing at
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food


DR ROULA MAJDALANI
Climate Change Advisor at
ICARDA - CGIAR


DAVID RAMOS
Acting Head of Sustainability MENAT at HSBC


EMAN WAHBY
MENA Engagement Lead at
The Climate Champions Team


Partners

Knowledge and Impact Partners

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Supporting Partners

Platform Partners

Proud Members of

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