Events

Date: Tuesday December 3 Time: 09:00 AM-01:00 PM Location: Steigenberger Tahrir, Diamond Hall This event is organized in collaboration between Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) and is part of CGIAR’s National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Initiative. Overview:  Egypt is among the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Digitalization has the potential to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by providing farmers with access to valuable information, resources, markets, and tools. From real-time weather updates and crop management tools to price monitoring and direct market access, digital tools are set to transform the way farmers work, leading to improvements in farmers, productivity, efficiency, and livelihood.