Proceedings: “BEYOND COVID-19: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FIVE YEARS OF POLICY RESEARCH IN EGYPT AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE”

Opening

Opening Remarks

Impact of policy research and lessons for post-COVID development

• H.E. Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development
• H.E. Dr. Nivine Elkabbag, Minister of Social Solidarity
• Dr. Saad Mousa, General Supervisor of Foreign Agricultural Relations, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
• Ms. Leslie Reed, Mission Director for Egypt, USAID
• Dr. Nasredin Hag Elamin, Country Representative for Egypt, FAO
• Dr. Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Moderator

Dr. Clemens Breisinger, MENA and Egypt Program Leader and Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Session

One

Promoting food system transformation and resilience post-COVID 19

• Brief overview of key recommendations from policy notes
  • Dr. Mariam Raouf, IFPRI
  • Mr. Hosam Ibrahim, IFPRI
• Commentators:
  • Dr. Mouchera Karara, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
  • Dr. Abla Abdel-Latif, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies
•  Brief overview of key recommendations from policy notes
  • Dr. Kibrom A. Abay, IFPRI
• Commentators:
  • Dr. Fadi Abdelradi, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University
  • Dr. Yasser El-Shayeb, Center of Excellence for Water, the American University in Cairo
  • Mr. Mostafa Arafa, Agricultural entrepreneur
• Q&A

Moderator

Dr. Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

Session

Two

Digitalization of agricultural services and policy analysis

• Brief overview of key recommendations from policy note
  • Ms. Yumna Kassim, IFPRI
• Presentation of Monitoring Agricultural Projects in Egypt (MAP Egypt)
  • Ms. Hagar El-Didi, IFPRI
• Commentator:
  • Dr. Ismail El-Faramawi, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and Development Partners Group – Agriculture and Rural Development

Moderator

Ms. Yumna Kassim, Research Associate, IFPRI

Session

Three

Agriculture and social protection for improving health and nutrition

• Brief overview of recommendations from policy notes
  • Dr. Sikandra Kurdi, IFPRI
• Commentators:
  • Dr. Atef El-Shabrawy, the Ministry of Social Solidarity
  • Dr. Racha Ramadan, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University
  • Ms. Ghada Abdallah, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
• Brief overview of recommendations from policy notes
  • Ms. Hoda El-Enbaby, IFPRI
• Commentators:
  • Dr. Habiba Hassan-Wassef, National Nutrition Sciences Committee, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
  • Dr. Ghada Nasr, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
• Q&A

Moderator

Dr. Daniel Gilligan, Deputy Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI

Closing

Closing Remarks and Way Forward