Making the Impossible Possible
As part of Culturescapes 2025 – Sahara, we present inspiring success stories from desert regions, showing how innovative and biodynamic agriculture is transforming arid lands into fertile soil and creating sustainable livelihoods in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Through a lively interaction between agriculture and the arts, we open up new, future-oriented perspectives.
Programme
10:00
The Culture of the Sahara – A welcome by Jurriaan Cooiman
Biodynamics in Arid Regions – Ueli Hurter
The Story of SEKEM – Helmy Abouleish
11:00
Coffee Break with young jazz and vocal musicians
under the direction of Djim Radé
11:30
Greening the desert – The Hazoua project in Tunisia
Women in Western Sahara – Asria Mohamed
Agroforestry and biodiversity – Roland Frutig
Panel Conversation: Asria Mohamed, Roland Frutig, Ueli Hurter
12:30
Lunch Break with Visuals by Mohamed Sleiman
13:30
Building Value Chains with Social and Environmental Impact in Morocco – Alexander Batran, WELEDA
The Economy of Love (EoL) Initiative: Improving Livelihoods in the Desert – SEKEM
14:30
Coffee Break with Visuals by Mohamed Sleiman
15:00
Educating Farmers and the Dignity of the Work with the Earth – SEKEM
Panel Conversation: Jurriaan Cooiman, Eduardo Rincon, Alexander Batran
16:00
Closing
The programme is held in English. Simultaneous translation into German will be provided.
Prices (including lunch and coffee breaks)
Standard: CHF 60
Reduced: CHF 40
Supporter: CHF 100
