Water, energy and food security are important human development goals that are closely inter-connected. Food systems rely heavily on the availability of energy and high-quality water. This connection spans nearly every stage of production and agricultural value chains, including aspects such as labor and mechanization, agro-chemicals, cooling, and transportation.
Malnutrition, Hunger, and the Egyptian Public Nutritional Health
Egypt is among the countries confronting the simultaneous challenge of both undernutrition and overnutrition. Around 14% of the Egyptian population experience food insecurity, with the country ranking 57th out of 121 nations on the 2023 Global Hunger Index. This position indicates a moderate incidence of hunger. Moreover, approximately 40% of Egyptian adult population is obese, while around 18% of children under the age of 5 are obese and 22% are stunted (impaired growth, short for their age). This co-existence of multiple forms of malnutrition is known as the double burden of malnutrition, a compounding issue for Egyptian public health & safety.
POLICY SEMINAR: Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake
Date: July 30, 2024 Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Conrad Cairo (Google Maps) Background Global estimates show that 309 million people in 72 countries are acutely food insecure. In parallel, half a million children under 18 years of age lived in a conflict-affected country, and nearly 100 million children lived within 50 km […]
Dissemination of General Feeding Program RCT Results
This event is jointly hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) and Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) Date/Time: July 8, 2024 / 11:00 AM – 02:00 PM Location: Cairo, Egypt Venue: Fairmont Nile City Background Despite the increasing global efforts to address hunger and malnutrition, unhealthy diets are […]
Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: The MENA launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report
Date/Time: July 8, 2024 / 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM Location: Cairo, Egypt Venue: Fairmont Nile City, Downtown, Cairo Background Despite the increasing global efforts to address hunger and malnutrition, unhealthy diets are still a key driver for malnutrition worldwide, in which 3 billion people can’t afford healthy diets. The need to transform our food […]
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