Camera: Doaa El-Baz

Abdul Qader Bakr (28 years old) was able to succeed in the process of extracting vitamins from algae with simple tools by establishing a mini-farm of algae (Spirulina), which is the first in the country.

Bakr was introduced to this method by following some scientific publications on the nature and benefits of these algae and their uses in human nutrition and biofertilizers for plants and animals, which prompted him to research them in depth.

"After reading and following, I found that this type has large farms in countries of the world such as America, Malaysia and Egypt, which encouraged me to think about establishing a similar farm in Gaza, so I contacted external specialists to provide me with information about the mechanism of agriculture, especially since it needs a specific climate and special tools," the young man said.

After that, Bakr received a set of remote training from an Egyptian university on the subject and then imported the living material from the algae, and the experiment remained in the process of success and failure several times as a result of the sector's lack of possibilities to cultivate this type of algae until it was finally successful.

Algae have several uses at the human level as nutritional supplements, fertilizers for plants and food for animals to strengthen their immunity, which encouraged Bakr to continue with his project until he received support and incubation from the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, which provided him with training and facilitated his communication with experts and specialists in the field.