Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity awarded SEKEM and Egyptian Biodynamic Association verliehen

The chair of the jury and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says: «Access to high-quality food is of existential importance to everyone. Climate change and the resulting global warming have led to an increase in extreme weather events and are endangering food security around the world. This presents everyone engaged in the agriculture sphere with particular challenges. This year’s winners have demonstrated in an exemplary fashion how climate-resilient and sustainable food systems can be developed and put into practice.»

The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity recognizes outstanding contributions to climate action and solutions that inspire hope and possibility. Sekem and the Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA) are the first Egyptian organizations to win the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. They will share the €1 million prize funding equally with their co-winners, Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (India) and Rattan Lal (USA/India), to help continue and scale their work for more secure and sustainable food systems.