February 26th, 2019 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Location: Academy Of Scientific Research & Technology | Main Conference Auditorium 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 […]
News: IFPRI’s Participation at ENID’s Annual Conference
Hoda El-Enbaby and Fatma Abdelaziz - IFPRI Egypt
IFPRI’s Xiaobo Zhang and Fatma Abdelaziz gave two presentations at the 2019 annual conference for the Egypt’s Network for Integrated Development (ENID/ElNidaa). This year’s conference title was “Clusters and Economic Development in the South”. It was held in Luxor on February 14th and 15th, under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Egypt’s Prime Minister. During the conference, Xiaobo Zhang gave a presentation about China’s experience in cluster-based development. In addition, Fatma Mahfouz presented IFPRI’s work on clusters in the agricultural and food processing sector, by showcasing IFPRI’s preliminary findings on the medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) cluster in Upper Egypt.
Making Egypt’s power sector more diverse and sustainable
Alam Hossain Mondal and Claudia Ringler
In Egypt, like everywhere, growing energy demand is increasingly at odds with the urgent need to control carbon emissions.
Nationally, energy use is rising approximately 6.5 percent a year. To keep up, the government has promoted growth in production of natural gas and other conventional energy sources. As gas production has risen, the share of renewable energy sources in power generation has shrunk. This strategy raises concerns about the country’s finite gas reserves, and also throws Egypt off track in meeting the goals laid out in its sustainable development plan...
Reviving Silk production in Upper Egypt based on the Chinese experience
Marina Iskandar, Research Officer, Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID/ EL Nidaa)
Silk industry and its historic expansion is a good example of the globalization and can easily describe the massive infiltration of the Chinese production in the world market. In fact the Sericulture industry and the cultivation of Mulberry trees are labor intensive activities which create employment opportunities for women and youth in the poorest rural areas.
IFPRI EGYPT Seminar: “Advancing the food system for growth, job creation and better nutrition in Egypt”
December 20th, 2018 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Location: Conrad Hotel | Isis meeting room 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) […]
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