August 19, 2015 By: Stephen Hall, Director General - WorldFish Share URL Fish provides an affordable source of protein and essential nutrients for many poor people globally. As demand for fish grows, and now the limits to wild catches are being reached, it is aquaculture that must fill the gap. The World Bank’s report “Fish to 2030: […]
From Social Contract to Social Targeting: The Case of Food Subsidies in Egypt
July 02, 2015 By: Dina Wafa, Director of Executive Education at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy - The American University in Cairo Share URL Civil society, and the media have an essential role toward effective policy reform. Their role is two-way in their triangular relationship as communication agents, and as advocates for change. […]
Agricultural Research and Development Capacity in the Arab World: Positive Progress, but Challenges Remain
May 20, 2015 By: Gert-Jan Stads, Senior Program Manager - Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Share URL Throughout the Arab world, agricultural R&D was not a political priority for decades, but when food prices rose to record highs in 2008, governments realized they could no longer neglect agricultural investment, and started looking at ways to […]
The Arab World in 2014 and the Outlook for 2015
March 23, 2015 By: IFPRI, MENA Chapter of the 2014/15 Global Food Policy Report - summarized by Jacopo Bordignon The chapter on the Middle East and North Africa recently published in IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report asserts that stability is crucial for policy reforms of MENA countries transitioning from extended social, political, and economic turmoil. Key policy developments in the […]
Facing the Challenge: The Recent Reform of the Egyptian Food Subsidy System
December 19, 2014 By: Olivier Ecker (Research Fellow), Jean Francois Trinh Tan (Research Analyst), and Perrihan Al-Riffai (Sr. Research Analyst) - IFPRI For decades, food subsidies have been one of the main pillars of Egypt’s social protection policy. As the world’s top importer of wheat, Egypt spends billions of dollars every year to subsidize bread—a vital […]
