<?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/nutrition/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info</link> <description>IFPRI INFO: Conversation - collaboration - community site</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:34:06 +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>NEW PUBLICATION: Food Policies and Obesity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/12/19/new-publication-food-policies-and-obesity-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-2/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[aabdelhadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 08:11:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food policies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[overweight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7681</guid> <description><![CDATA[Understanding the public health implications of food policies is crucial to combat recently increasing overweight and obesity rates in many low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). This study examines the implication of food policies, mainly tariff rates on “unhealthy” foods (sugar and confectionery products as well as fats and oils) and governments’ subsidies, on individuals’ body weight outcomes]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: The Nutritional Benefits of Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Crises: Evidence from Yemen</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/09/06/new-publication-the-nutritional-benefits-of-cash-transfers-in-humanitarian-crises-evidence-from-yemen/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cash Transfer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7351</guid> <description><![CDATA[This study makes use of a cluster randomized control trial that was left in place when a pilot cash-plus intervention evolved during the civil conflict into a major program within the Yemen Emergency Crisis Response program. The results provide uniquely rigorous evidence of the potential for long-run nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crisis settings.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: Supporting Egypt’s safety net programs for better nutrition and food security, inclusiveness, and effectiveness</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/09/01/new-publication-supporting-egypts-safety-net-programs-for-better-nutrition-and-food-security-inclusiveness-and-effectiveness/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:33:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cash Transfer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social protection]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over the years, IFPRI’s research, with support from PIM since 2012, has informed important decisions on Egypt’s key safety net programs, including the food subsidy and the national cash transfer programs. This note summarizes some of the most recent outcomes of this work.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>IFPRI’s Director General Wins AAEA for Superior Communications</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/08/05/ifpris-director-general-wins-aaea-for-superior-communications/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:34:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supply chains]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=7285</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jo Swinnen was awarded the Quality of Communications Award for the book COVID-19 and Global Food Security and the blog posts, events, and distribution channels used to disseminate it.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>The Global Food Systems 5050 Initiative: Tracking and promoting progress on gender equality amid food systems transformation</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2021/05/11/the-global-food-systems-5050-initiative-tracking-and-promoting-progress-on-gender-equality-amid-food-systems-transformation/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 07:30:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agricultural production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNFSS]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=6916</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jemimah Njuki (Director for Africa Region at IFPRI) writes about a new index that will assess the actions of 200+ producer organizations, food companies, global nonprofits, & research institutions on women's empowerment.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>NEW PUBLICATION: Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2020/11/01/new-publication-nutritional-training-in-a-humanitarian-context-evidence-from-a-cluster-randomized-trial-2/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 07:44:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MENA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[migration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=5494</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Sikandra Kurdi , Jose Luis Figueroa, and Hosam Ibrahim Behavioral change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response contexts is scarce. Using data on secondary outcomes of breastfeeding, water treatment, and knowledge from a cluster randomized control trial of the Yemen Cash for Nutrition program's impact on child nutritional status, this paper shows [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Tracking Progress in the Arab Region on the Global Goals</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2019/11/05/tracking-progress-in-the-arab-region-on-the-global-goals/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 08:55:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arab region]]></category> <category><![CDATA[consumption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inequality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=4234</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dr. Mari Luomi - Senior Research Fellow, Emirates Diplomatic Academy and Sustainable Development Goals Centre of Excellence for the Arab Region (SDGCAR) The 22 Arab countries are probably the most diverse region in the world measured by any socioeconomic indicator. The group includes six Least Developed Countries, which have a per capita gross national income of less than a thousand US dollars, and the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which are classified as high-income countries. [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Policy seminar: Exploring a cash transfer program’s impacts on malnutrition in war-torn Yemen</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2019/09/17/policy-seminar-exploring-a-cash-transfer-programs-impacts-on-malnutrition-in-war-torn-yemen/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[labdelfattah]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:58:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arab food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cash Transfer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Impact evaluation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=4021</guid> <description><![CDATA[Katarlah Taylor - IFPRI Senior Events Specialist The war in Yemen is an ongoing disaster for its people. Over 80% of the population currently requires humanitarian or protection assistance, making it the worst such crisis in the world, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. With two thirds of all districts experiencing pre-famine conditions, and 20 million people food-insecure, the question of how best to deliver food assistance is paramount. A Sept. 5 IFPRI seminar explored [...]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Policy Note: Leveraging Agricultural Interventions for Improving Nutrition in Egypt</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2019/06/09/policy-note-leveraging-agricultural-interventions-for-improving-nutrition-in-egypt/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mmahmoud]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 12:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Egypt Homepage Slider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Upper Egypt]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=3636</guid> <description><![CDATA[[available in English and Arabic] Hoda El-Enbaby, Olivier Ecker, José Luis Figueroa, Jef L. Leroy, and Clemens Breisinger The success of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions in countries in the Middle East and North Africa has not been examined in much depth. To narrow this knowledge gap, a smallholder farm household survey was conducted in six governorates in Upper Egypt in April and May 2018 following the winter cropping season.]]></description> </item> <item> <title>The human face of urban food systems</title> <link>https://egyptssp.ifpri.info/2019/05/27/the-human-face-of-urban-food-systems/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mmahmoud]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 07:54:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arab Food and Nutrition Security Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://egyptssp.ifpri.info/?p=3617</guid> <description><![CDATA[Marie Ruel, IFPRI Today, half the world’s population lives in cities. That share will jump to two-thirds by 2050, with much of the growth occurring in Africa and Asia. Given the pace and scale of urbanization, combined with global pressures on food systems such as climate change, a number of initiatives have emerged in recent years to help the world’s cities build sustainable and resilient food systems.]]></description> </item> </channel> </rss>