Le Carré Traditionnel
Traditional Tunisian handicrafts pave the way for a sustainable future
Asma Zarkouna has brought a wealth of expertise to Le Carré Traditionnel, the Tunisian handicrafts store that wants to make old artisan techniques en vogue.
Asma Zarkouna has brought a wealth of expertise to Le Carré Traditionnel, the Tunisian handicrafts store that wants to make old artisan techniques en vogue.
Mona Lamine wanted to help create other means of providing water so she developed ecological and sustainable solutions for water recycling in urban and rural areas through her company, Elma Eco.
Sahha Sahara runs sustainable camel treks and driving tours of the southern Tunisian desert, where guests go for the Sahara and stay for the hospitality.
Syrine Chaalala and Mohamed Gastli wanted to figure out a way to make livestock feed from insects. nextProtein was the outcome.
Slim Essid educated himself on the algae bloom and employed his knowledge to turn it into a product. He called his business Aquaponie 4 C.
Afif Chiboub inherited a passion for agriculture and growing food in the form of over a 93-hectare (230-acre) farmland — a plot tirelessly attended by his 20-member team.
Kaddoussi’s grand scheme evolved from his sheer interest in supporting rural women and the unemployed youth through rewarding collaborations. He calls it Tadhamen which means “solidarity” in Arabic.
With Queen Luzerne, Tunisia's palm groves will give a greater role to the alfalfa plant, which can drive sustainable agriculture and employment.
Originally from Sidi Bouzid, Leila Horchani, founded Ferme Bio Warda, with a dream of introducing the organic farming and improving the quality life of rural women in her region, the cradle of the jasmine revolution.
It all started in 2015, one morning in a cafeteria, he noticed that the employees threw a lot of coffee grounds in the trash, so he returned the next morning to the cafe to collect the fresh coffee ground...
Yassine Ben Menadi, biotechnology engineer and fervent opposer of the status quo, entered the SwitchMed programme in a conscious effort to acquire the tools to produce a radical shift in today’s agricultural model through his Tunisia-based company.
Bio-Chèvre-Lait is an enterprise aiming to modernize goat farming in a sustainable way, while integrating the business into the economic fabric of the Kasserine region.