The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant for a one-year, renewable appointment in its Egypt Office. The Senior Research Assistant will have a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Statistics or closely related fields, and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience. The successful candidate will work with senior research staff in evaluating programs and policies, with a focus on social protection and agriculture interventions in Yemen and other research support activities related to IFPRI’s work in the Middle East and North Africa region.
فعاليات إطلاق سلسلة ندوات حول إقامة الجسور بين الأدلّةَ والسياسات
تشهد منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا تراجع معدل الأمن الغذائي بسبب تداعيات الحرب الدائرة في أوكرانيا والصراع الجاري في السودان والأزمات الممتدة التي يتعرض لها اليمن والتضخم العالمي الحادث في أسعار المواد الغذائية، علماً بأن مصر تندرج ضمن قائمة البلدان التي يشتد تضرّرها منها[1]. ووفق البنك الدولي، يُقدر معدل انعدام الأمن الغذائي في عام ٢٠٢٣ بنحو ٦,٤٪ من المصريين، وهو ما يُمثل ٦,٩ مليون نسمة تعاني من سوء التغذية في مصر. [2] وفضلاً عن ذلك، يطرح موضوع الأمن الغذائي المزيد من التحديات أمام الأمهات والأطفال، حيث يتسبب نقص التغذية السليمة خلال فترة الحمل أو في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة في ارتفاع مخاطر الإصابة بالتقزُّم والهزال وتراجع نواتج التعليم.[3]
BEP Seminar Series LAUNCH EVENT: Impact Evaluation of Social Protection Programs
Event Summary Blog By Sarah Shnouda, Adham Hamdy, and Dalia El Sabbagh Introduction The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is witnessing a decline in food security due to the repercussions of the wars in Ukraine, the war in Sudan, the protracted crises in Yemen, and the state of global inflation of food prices, […]
Annual Technical Report 2022: CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS)
National Policies and Strategies aims to enhance the coherence of policy engagement across CGIAR Initiatives, building shared analytical capacity at national and subnational levels, developing communities of policy practice, responding to policy demand and supporting rapid crisis response (see graphic). These activities will inform more effective and efficient country-level policymaking, benefiting millions more people, including the poorest and most food insecure living in vulnerable environments.
NEW PUBLICATION | Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Profitable Value Chains and Contract Farming: Evidence from Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt
Agri-food value chains continue to trigger significant interest in both research and public policy discourse. This is not surprising given the importance and resilience of the agri-food value chains in domestic and global food systems. The transition of smallholder farmers from production geared towards meeting household food demands to production for maximizing income and profitability motives is of key importance for developing countries (Otsuka et al. 2016)
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