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
NEW PUBLICATION: Smallholder farmers’ participation in profitable value chains and contract farming: Evidence from irrigated agriculture in Egypt
The participation of smallholder farmers in high-value and profitable value chains as well as contract
farming remains low in Africa. This paper aims to identify observable and unobservable constraints that
explain joint participation in profitable value chains and contract farming
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
The past decade has been marked by multiple, often overlapping, crises. The COVID-19 pandemic, various
natural disasters, and the ongoing war in Ukraine have all threatened the fabric of our global food systems. This string of crises has left an indelible mark. In too many places, progress in reducing poverty and
malnutrition has been reversed, with long-term implications for people’s health and livelihoods
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