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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Global innovators, entrepreneurs invited to submit sustainable solutions for

repurposing poultry waste in support of net carbon-negative footprint

Tanmiah Food Company (TFC) seeks innovative solutions to address the challenges

posed by the excess amounts of poultry manure generated by their farms.

With the launch of the Omnipreneurship Awards: Sustainability Branch Grand

Challenge, TFC, along with service providers NineSigma, aim to seek solutions

to various hurdles that group companies are facing within their industries.

The challenge is open to the general public. After submissions are received and

assessed, 5 organizations will be shortlisted to receive a USD$20,000 prize

before proceeding to the final round. The winner will proceed to receive a

USD$1 million award for their solution. TFC are looking for solutions that

create new processes for converting and using the growing amounts of chicken

manure towards value-added products for TFC's core business.

Historically, intensive poultry production has adversely affected the

environment. The storage and disposal of raw poultry manure has become an issue

because of the associated air, water and soil pollution: landfilling the

poultry litter leads to greenhouse gas emissions; poultry manure decomposes

into ammonia which has adverse effects on the health of birds and farm workers;

poor manure-management leads to pollution of soil and water with pathogens and

heavy metals, etc.. Given the sector's rapid growth rate, measures to reduce

these emissions are needed. Existing technologies remain harmful to the

environment, contributing to water and air pollution, and a deep carbon

footprint. TFC's goal is to transform this harmful production process into a

carbon-negative value chain, which positively contributes to the environment.  

As TFC's CEO, Zulfiqar Hamadani has highlighted "Tanmiah aims to become the

leading sustainable poultry company in the region, as a net carbon-negative

poultry producer and to serve as an exemplary circular business model in the region."

The Omnipreneurship Awards Program is the actualization of parent company,

Al-Dabbagh Group's (ADG), governing corporate culture, that operates with a

commitment to being a positive global corporate citizen. Previously, ADG has

championed other awards programs: the Stars Impact Awards, recognizing

impactful global NGOs and providing them with funding for their work; and the

Philanthropreneurship Award, given to an individual or organization that blends

business and philanthropy to solve key global challenges.

Click here [https://www.omnipreneurshipawards.com/ ] for more information and

to submit entries, which are due by 11:59 pm CET, December 15th 2020. Finalists

will be announced in January 2021, and the winner of the challenge in June 2021.

Background Information:

Omnipreneurship Awards: https://www.omnipreneurshipawards.com/ 

TFC Website: www.tanmiah.com  

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SOURCE: Tanmiah Food Company (TFC)