Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (EET)
Virtual Event
The IFPRI-Egypt Seminar Series is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project called “Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity” (EIBC) that is implemented by IFPRI. The seminar supports USAID’s Agribusiness for Rural Development and Increasing Incomes (ARDII) project’s objectives.
"Fostering Digitalization for a Future-Proof Food System in Egypt"
Slides of this seminar are posted next to the speakers below
A summary blog of this seminar is posted here
Digitization and digital tools provide an opportunity to make food systems more productive and efficient, climate-smart, and inclusive. The COVID-19 pandemic is a strong reminder of the potential of digital tools and digitalization to build resilient and sustainable food systems.
Recent studies show that global demand for digital tools has significantly increased during the pandemic, including in Egypt. Cognizant of this potential, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has made digitalization a priority for all sectors.
This webinar presented a global perspective on the potential that digitalization holds and presents the latest digitalization initiatives in the field of food and agriculture by the GOE. The webinar also featured successful examples and lessons from ongoing digitalization efforts by international partners and the private sector.
Speakers:
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| Liangzhi You, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI |
Golestan Radwan, Deputy Minister for Artificial Intelligence. the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) |
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| Mohamed El-Kersh, Official Spokesperson and Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture (MoALR) |
Islam Hassan, CEO of E-Aswaaq, E -finance |
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| Chandrashekhar Biradar, Research Team Leader- GeoAgro for Sustainable Agroecosystems, ICARDA |
Dorra Fiani, President, Knowledge Economy Foundation |
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| Amr Moussa, Regional Manager for Technical & Regulatory Agricultural Solutions Nile & Middle East, BASF Co. |
Yumna Kassim, Research Associate, IFPRI- Egypt |
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| Dalia Elsabbagh, Senior Research Assistant, IFPRI- Egypt |
Moderator:
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| Clemens Breisinger, Country Program Leader, IFPRI |
