Food is a vital part of poor households' budgets and so subsidizing staple foods would appear to be an obvious pro-poor policy. Indeed, most countries in North Africa have prioritized large national subsidy programs for staple foods and fuels as their main social safety net
NEW PUBLICATION: Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty in Africa has been as difficult as predicting the path of the pandemic, mainly due to data limitations. The advent of new data sources, including national accounts and phone survey data, provides an opportunity for a thorough reassessment of the impact of the pandemic and the subsequent expansion of social protection systems on the evolution of poverty in Africa
BEP Launch – Speakers’ Biographies
Visit the event page here to view the detailed agenda and event proceedings Speakers from the Public Sector H.E. Nevine El-Kabbaj H.E. Nivine El Kabbag is the Minister of Social Solidarity. She has more than 25 years of experience in development policies, social protection, childhood protection, strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation. She has also served […]
Egypt NPS Seminar Series: Food Prices, Poverty and Household Diets
Over the last few decades, the world has experienced recurring food crises characterized by rampant inflation and spikes in food, fertilizer and fuel prices. Most of these major spikes in food prices are triggered by major events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. More recently, the Russia-Ukraine crisis and associated trade shocks have caused significant disruptions in global markets and hence immediate surges in global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices.
NEW PUBLICATION: Digital tools and agricultural market transformation in Africa: Why are they not at scale yet, and what will it take to get there?
Despite enthusiasm for the potential of digital innovations to transform agricultural markets in Africa, progress made thus far has been limited to small-scale experiments that often fail to scale up. Realizing the full potential of digital innovations – tools, technologies, applications, and services – in Africa requires not just further development of these solutions at meaningful scales, but also more nuanced evidence from both successful and unsuccessful scaling efforts
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