Technical support component of the intervention was in the form of technical training through agronomists and linking the beneficiaries with other market players such as input suppliers and microfinance institutions. Beneficiaries received technical training on the components and operation of solar-powered water pumps, including the different types available and their respective advantages and disadvantages, and the daily and periodic maintenance required to keep solar-powered pumps functioning optimally
UNFSS Independent Dialogue in Egypt: “The Role of Water Security for Food Systems Transformation” 19 Apr, 2021
Monday, April 19th, 2021
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Cairo Local Time)
Water scarcity remains a key challenge for agricultural development in the MENA region, including Egypt. Scarcity is rapidly growing as a result of [...]
COVID-19 pandemic offers rare chance for food systems transformation
By Jo Swinnen, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and John McDermott, Director of the CGIAR Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health and co-chair of the CGIAR COVID Hub
COVID-19 Pandemic Offers Rare Chance for Food Systems Transformation
Director General Jo Swinnen & Division Director John McDermott discuss how creative COVID-19 responses provide a unique opportunity for real structural change in food systems.
HAPPENING SOON! UNFSS Independent Dialogue in Egypt: “The Role of Water Security for Food Systems Transformation” 19 Apr, 2021
Co-Organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA) Monday, April 19th, 2021 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Cairo Local Time) Water scarcity remains a key challenge for agricultural development in the MENA region, including Egypt. Scarcity is rapidly growing […]
