↳ Rawya Mansour, Founder & CEO

The RAMSCO model began on one Nile Delta farm.

Since 2007, one farm has linked seasonal food, living soil, water, and equal wages.

↳ RAMSCO farm · Nile Delta, Egypt
The story

The idea began before the farm.

50people employed
30vegetable varieties
3countries of operation

Rawya Mansour founded RAMSCO for Architecture and Interior Design in 1999. In 2007, she carried that systems approach into agriculture, establishing the Nile Delta farm that became RAMSCO Egypt for Building & Construction of Eco-villages.

Oasis Technologies followed in Monaco in 2012, extending the work into research and patents. Today the group links farming, soil recovery, women’s employment, and the 2030 eco-village plan.

Rawya Mansour, Founder and CEO of RAMSCO Egypt

Rawya Mansour

Founder and CEO, RAMSCO Egypt · Chairperson, Oasis Technologies, Monaco · Partner of the Mansour Group

Rawya Mansour is an Egyptian founder working across agriculture, soil recovery, and women’s employment. She holds international patents for organic fertilizers and agricultural biochar and leads RAMSCO’s 2030 eco-village vision.

Rawya Mansour with rural women from RAMSCO at a display of the farm's packed organic produce

The wage reaches the women who grow it.

↳ RAMSCO's rural women, with founder Rawya Mansour

One idea, built across several organizations.

The group connects design, farming, research, public benefit, and waste recovery in Egypt and Monaco.

  1. 1999Egypt

    RAMSCO for Architecture and Interior Design

    The original design practice, where the systems approach began.

  2. 2007Egypt

    RAMSCO Trading and Distribution

    The first trading arm, which evolved into the eco-villages company below.

  3. 2007 →Egypt

    RAMSCO Egypt for Building & Construction of Eco-villages

    The operating farm and eco-village company. 50 employees · 30 vegetable varieties · soil that holds carbon.

  4. -Egypt

    RAMSCO Foundation for Sustainable Development

    A research center for organic farming and regenerative agriculture.

  5. -Egypt

    RAMSCO Biotechnologies

    Biotech research and development. Home of the Women Empowerment Initiative.

  6. 2012Monaco

    Oasis Technologies

    The international research and patents arm.

  7. -Monaco

    Oasis Association

    Organic Agriculture for Social International Solidarity. The philanthropic arm.

  8. PartnerEgypt

    Ertekaa for Solid Waste Management

    Rawya Mansour is a partner and board member.

A farm model designed for wider use.

The model begins with four linked practices: biochar, drip irrigation, organic fertilizers, and rural women employed directly. By 2030, RAMSCO’s vision is sized to reach:

340
Zero-emission eco-villages
10M
Jobs across rural Africa
35M
Tons of agricultural waste recycled
1.5M
Acres of desert reclaimed

The model addresses all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In 2025, the BRICS Businesswomen Alliance named RAMSCO among its top women-empowerment practices.

Source: 6th Arab Water Forum keynote · Abu Dhabi · 2024

How the soil is rebuilt.

Three systems return farm waste and nutrients to the next crop.

01 · Biochar

Agricultural waste returned to soil.

Biochar is made from agricultural waste that is often burned after harvest. Returned to the ground, it helps soil hold carbon, water, and nutrients.

02 · Bio-fertilizer

Living fertilizer instead of chemicals.

A living fertilizer made with bacteria, algae, and fungi. It feeds the soil without chemical fertilizers and is patented internationally.

03 · Compost

Compost for the next crop.

Animal waste, plant waste, and food waste return to the soil as compost. The farm keeps useful material out of fire and landfill.

Six commitments.

  1. 01100% of farm waste recycled back into compost.
  2. 02Up to 60% water saved with biochar and drip irrigation.
  3. 03Soil supported by compost, biochar, and organic fertilizers.
  4. 04Direct employment of rural women at equal wages to men.
  5. 05Training Egyptian rural farmers in smart agriculture.
  6. 06Soil work that keeps more carbon in the ground.

Two decades of recognition.

A public record from 2007 to today.

  1. 2007
    Keynote

    UNIDO keynote speaker on the green economy for Arab countries, invited as an honorary guest.

    ↳ United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  2. 2017
    Award

    Global Award for Entrepreneurship. The top global honor, for agricultural-waste recycling that addresses all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    ↳ Int’l Federation of Women in Business (BPW)
  3. 2019
    Award

    African Female Leader of the Year. The sole Egyptian woman on the shortlist.

    ↳ African Leaders Magazine
  4. 2022
    Recognition
    • First Egyptian woman to receive the Prince Albert II Environmental Society Membership · Dec
    • RAMSCO-National Council for Women partnership: Entrepreneurs for Zero-Waste Eco-Villages · Nov
    • Member, Planetary Health Pledge Club, Monaco · Dec
  5. 2023
    Recognition
    • Forbes Middle East: 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen
    • CIB-Glam Sustainability Award · Mar
    • Honored by the Colombian Ambassador to Egypt · Mar
  6. 2025
    Recognition

    RAMSCO Women Empowerment Initiative named a BRICS Businesswomen Alliance Top Practice.

    ↳ BRICS Businesswomen Alliance
  7. 2026
    Latest

    Arab Women of the Year, Egypt.

    ↳ Egypt

Boards & affiliations.

Institutional roles are listed here for reference.

  • Red Crescent CouncilBoard Member
  • Arab Water AcademyBoard of Directors
  • Council of Arab BusinesswomenMember
  • Earth Institute, Columbia UniversityMember
  • Information & Decision Support Centre, Egyptian Council of Ministers (for UNDP)Member
  • Egypt’s National Council for WomenForeign Relations Committee
  • Clinton Global Initiative FoundationAffiliated
  • Prince Albert II of Monaco FoundationHonorary Member
  • Planetary Health Pledge Club, MonacoMember

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