B.TECH, Egyptian Food Bank sign cooperation protocol

B.TECH, Egypt's leading integrated omnichannel retailer and consumer finance platform, has signed a cooperation protocol with the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) to launch the 'Supporting and Empowering Small-Scale Farmers in Aswan to Adapt to Climate Change' project in Edfu and Al Gaafra. B.TECH will support 500 small-scale farmers and plant 10,000+ palm trees to address the risks of climate change to smallholder farmers in the governorate, embodying the company's social responsibility commitment.

With the technical expertise of the Egyptian Food Bank, B.TECH will provide support to small-scale farmers in various stages from purchasing and distributing fertilizers and pesticides to participating farmers, training them on post-harvest processes to keep crops fresh for longer and avoid waste, establishing sorting and packaging units to ensure a high-quality final product, to grounding dryers and proper and hygienic packaging processes in the Egyptian Food Bank boxes to be distributed during the holy month of Ramadan.

The cooperation protocol was signed by Dr. Mahmoud Khattab, CEO and Chairman of B.TECH; and Mr. Mohsen Sarhan, CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank; in the presence of the executive leaders from both sides, headed by Mr. Niazy Sallam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Food Bank; Mr. Nadeem Khorshid, Chief Marketing Officer at B.TECH; Ms. Khadeeja Maktabi Head of Public Relations & Sustainability (CSR) at B.TECH; Ms. Radwa Khairy, Partnerships Manager at the Egyptian Food Bank; Ms. Shaimaa Nabil, Senior Partnerships Manager at the Egyptian Food Bank; and Mr. Ahmed Sayed, Customer Excellence Director at the Egyptian Food Bank.