<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <atom:link href="https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/tag/mena/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <description>IFPRI INFO: Conversation - collaboration - community site</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:58:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3</generator> <image> <url>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/files/2020/04/IFPRI_Logo_400.fw_-e1690457231933-150x150.png</url> <title>IFPRI Egypt Country Office</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Solar Irrigation in Yemen: Promising Impacts Several Months Post Implementation</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/12/10/solar-irrigation-in-yemen-promising-impacts-several-months-post-implementation/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:48:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agricultural transformation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[irrigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=10180</guid> <description><![CDATA[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]]></description> </item> <item> <title>One year of war in Gaza: Food emergency continues with no end in sight</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/10/08/one-year-of-war-in-gaza-food-emergency-continues-with-no-end-in-sight/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:29:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=10125</guid> <description><![CDATA[With conflict in the Middle East now escalating into Lebanon and beyond, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to face dire food security conditions. One year has passed since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, triggering the Israeli military retaliation and war that have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians and devastated the livelihoods of Gaza’s population of over 2 million.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake: Taking Stock of Evidence-based Effective School Feeding Programs in the Middle East and North Africa</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/09/30/towards-advancing-childrens-nutritional-intake-taking-stock-of-evidence-based-effective-school-feeding-programs-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:13:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[child nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[School Feeding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=10095</guid> <description><![CDATA[The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in partnership with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) initiative organized a policy seminar titled “Towards Advancing Children’s Nutritional Intake: Taking Stock of Evidence-based Effective School Feeding Programs in the Middle East and North Africa”. The seminar presented findings from a recent randomized controlled trial, funded by partners from the private sector including HSA Group, and Tetra Pak, on the effectiveness of school feeding programs (SFPs) in emergency and humanitarian contexts. ]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Bridging Evidence and Policy (BEP) Seminar Series: Crises and Response – Development and Humanitarian in the MENA</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2024/05/01/bridging-evidence-and-policy-bep-seminar-series-crises-and-response-development-and-humanitarian-in-the-mena/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 11:25:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arab food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humanitarian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=9905</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vulnerable communities in the Arab world and MENA region face numerous challenges, including conflicts, resource scarcity, and inequality which exacerbate their situation. The COVID-19 pandemic, rising food prices due to conflicts, natural disasters, and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Sudan, and Palestine further hinder development opportunities in the region]]></description> </item> <item> <title>One Of the World’s Worst Economic Collapses, Now Compounded By The Ukraine Crisis: What’s Next For Lebanon?</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2022/05/23/one-of-the-worlds-worst-economic-collapses-now-compounded-by-the-ukraine-crisis-whats-next-for-lebanon/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 09:37:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arab food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=8310</guid> <description><![CDATA[High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon—already in the midst of one of the world’s worst economic collapses since the 1850s—is uniquely vulnerable to food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. ]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Global and Regional Food Security and Potential Policy Responses</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2022/05/20/new-publication-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-implications-for-global-and-regional-food-security-and-potential-policy-responses/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 09:48:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wheat]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=8302</guid> <description><![CDATA[This paper analyzes the implications of the Russian-Ukraine crisis on global and regional food security. We start with a global vulnerability analysis to identify most vulnerable regions and countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to trade shocks because of its high food import dependence]]></description> </item> <item> <title>The Russia-Ukraine Crisis Poses a Serious Food Security Threat for Egypt</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2022/03/15/the-russia-ukraine-crisis-poses-a-serious-food-security-threat-for-egypt/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:40:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wheat]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=8036</guid> <description><![CDATA[Russia's invasion of Ukraine has imperiled global food security—creating suffering within Ukraine and displacing millions, while disrupting agricultural production and trade from one of the world's major exporting regions.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: Cluster-Based Development in Egypt: A Study of External Shocks to the Leather and Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sectors</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2022/01/20/new-publication-cluster-based-development-in-egypt-a-study-of-external-shocks-to-the-leather-and-medicinal-and-aromatic-plant-sectors/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:06:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle East and North Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7777</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Egyptian government has prioritized the idea of cluster-based development-that is, the geographic concentration of specialized firms, such as in this case, those producing similar or related products. The establishment of such clusters, however, presents significant challenges, bottlenecks, and obstacles]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: A study of Tunisia’s Leather and Date Sectors</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2022/01/14/new-publication-a-study-of-tunisias-leather-and-date-sectors/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:37:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agricultural policies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle East and North Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supply chains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tunisia]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7755</guid> <description><![CDATA[Based on field visits, structured interviews, and reviews of the literature and secondary data, we examine major challenges facing the leather and date clusters in Tunisia. The challenges vary greatly between the clusters. The leather and footwear industry faces a decline in external demand]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Cash Transfers and Women’s Decision-Making in Egypt: Still a Man’s World</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/12/22/cash-transfers-and-womens-decision-making-in-egypt-still-a-mans-world/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:33:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cash Transfer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social protection]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7699</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cash transfer programs have become one of the most popular ways to reduce poverty in low-income countries and have made substantial strides in doing so. Recently, attention has turned to the design of these programs, such as whether to target transfers explicitly to women, as well as their impacts beyond household spending]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>