On Monday, March 14th, 2022, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Egypt held a closing workshop for the project, “Building a Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Ag-Foresight Team in Egypt”
Publication: The (Arab) Agricultural Investment for Development Analyzer (AIDA)
Mariam Raouf, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurdi, Tewodaj Mogues, Mai Mahmoud, Josee Randriamamonjy, James Thurlow, Manfred Wiebelt, and Clemens Breisinger
This paper describes an innovative agricultural and rural economic planning tool that will help governments and analysts in the design of agricultural investment plans: the (Arab) Agricultural Investment for Development Analyzer (AIDA). A policy challenge for all governments, including those in the Middle East and North Africa, is determining the appropriate allocation and quality of public spending to foster agricultural and rural economic growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction. The AIDA economic planning toolkit has been built using an economy-wide and minimalistic investment data approach to assist governments in meeting this planning challenge.
Leveraging Social Protection Policies and Programs for Promoting Healthy Diets and Improving Nutrition
Jose Luis (IFPRI Egypt) On December 11th, 2017 IFPRI organized a session as part of FAO-WHO-WFP Regional Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition. The session (see agenda) aimed at discussing the potential of social protection policies and programs (SPP) to improve nutrition and promote healthy diets in the NENA region. […]
IFPRI Egypt Seminar Series: Unleashing Untapped Potential of Industrial Clusters in Egypt
December 20th, 2017 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Location: Conrad Cairo Hotel | Nile Ballroom | 1191 Nile Courniche 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 […]
News: Reducing food loss and waste in Egypt and beyond
Hagar El-Didi (IFPRI-Egypt) Although world food production is more than enough for everyone, almost a third of it is wasted, and achieving food security remains one of the most urgent development challenges (FAO, 2011). Around 1 to 1.3 billion tons of food production is lost annually. In the near East and North Africa region alone, […]
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