{"id":10755,"date":"2024-08-22T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/from-earth-to-earth-how-faouzia-smiti-is-cultivating-a-greener-future-through-organic-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:41:58","slug":"from-earth-to-earth-how-faouzia-smiti-is-cultivating-a-greener-future-through-organic-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/from-earth-to-earth-how-faouzia-smiti-is-cultivating-a-greener-future-through-organic-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"From Earth to Earth: How Faouzia Smiti is Cultivating a Greener Future Through Organic Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10755\" class=\"elementor elementor-10755 elementor-9992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df44946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df44946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41a5c9e6\" data-id=\"41a5c9e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13330e2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13330e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Earth to Earth<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b42da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83b42da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d5d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d5d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00ab\u00a0In a world increasingly focused on sustainability and ecological responsibility, the phrase &lsquo;From Earth and Back to Earth&rsquo; serves as a powerful metaphor for how we should live in harmony with nature. It highlights our deep connection to the land and our duty to protect it. Organic agriculture perfectly embodies this concept. This farming approach is rooted in environmental respect, aiming to minimize negative impacts on ecosystems while fostering a balanced relationship between humans and nature. Through practices like soil fertility preservation, natural pest control, sustainable resource management, and respect for natural cycles, organic agriculture aligns human activities with the earth&rsquo;s natural rhythms\u00a0\u00bb says Faouzia Smiti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fbb809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fbb809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-375bd1a\" data-id=\"375bd1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56af9bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56af9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faouzia Smiti, a young entrepreneur from Gab\u00e8s, Tunisia, is a shining example of this philosophy in action.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795c283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"795c283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd16a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd16a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;\">As the founder of El Mandara, Faouzia is deeply committed to promoting organic agriculture and agroecology in her community. Her organization provides training and consultancy services to farmers, helping them develop sustainable rural businesses and secure funding for their projects through public agencies.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p>Faouzia&rsquo;s work extends beyond advisory services; she is also focused on establishing a network of model farms to demonstrate best practices in agroecology. Additionally, she explores income-generating ideas in agriculture and aquaculture, always with a focus on environmental sustainability. One of her key passions is educating her community on soil improvement and irrigation techniques, all while protecting the unique ecology of the local oasis in collaboration with local NGOs.<br><\/p>\n<p>In her role as Tunisia&rsquo;s ambassador for Access Agriculture, a nonprofit organization that supports organic farming and agroecology, Faouzia facilitates access to high-quality training videos in local languages. This initiative helps spread valuable agricultural knowledge both locally and internationally, empowering farmers with the tools they need to embrace sustainable practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b3e546 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b3e546\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc83ed\" data-id=\"5cc83ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f50141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f50141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Use-of-Euphorbia-Tirucalli-against-termites-2.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/faouzia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10005\" alt=\"A Young Woman&apos;s drive to\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1eadef\" data-id=\"f1eadef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d07074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d07074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Young Chagemakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ed48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ed48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Access Agriculture, Faouzia Smiti is considered one of the young changemakers making a significant impact in the field of agroecology through her efforts to revive oases and promote organic agriculture in Tunisia<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessagriculture.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-07\/YC_Tunisia_Faouzia_Semeti.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Get more informations about Faouzia Smiti<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237bc9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"237bc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accessagriculture.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-07\/YC_Tunisia_Faouzia_Semeti.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e770d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e770d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6bfd3\" data-id=\"3b6bfd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cd4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50cd4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Faouzia\u2019s involvement in disseminating organic practices has been transformative. It has enabled her to connect with industry experts, experienced practitioners, and fellow organic farming enthusiasts. These exchanges of ideas and experiences have broadened her perspective, keeping her informed about the latest innovations and practices in the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291bb15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"291bb15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-a-13.29.41_be649190-1024x548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10097\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084edc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"084edc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Her story is not just one of personal success; it&rsquo;s a testament to the power of young changemakers, community, education, and the belief that sustainable practices can change the world. By aligning human activities with the natural cycles of the earth, Faouzia Smiti is helping to cultivate a greener, more sustainable future for generations to come.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c73d551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c73d551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-371a40f\" data-id=\"371a40f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A testament to the power of young changemakers, community, education, and the belief that sustainable practices can change the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":776,"featured_media":10083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[255,382,259,383,384],"class_list":["post-10755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories","tag-agroecology-fr-2","tag-empowering-communities-2-fr","tag-lautonomisation-des-femmes","tag-organic-agriculture-fr","tag-young-changemakers-fr"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/776"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10755"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42217,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10755\/revisions\/42217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcoa-africa.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}