Hosam Ibrahim, Kibrom Abay and Lina Abdelfattah - IFPRI Egypt On 14 January 2020 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted a joint seminar, which shed light on the latest trends and distinct patterns of overweight and obesity across the Near East and North Africa […]
Dietary changes and rising obesity in the Near East and North Africa Region
Tamara Nanitashvili, Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO Regional Office
The Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region, is characterized with multiple burdens of malnutrition, including under-nutrition (wasting and stunting), over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) and micronutrient deficiencies. The prevalence of obesity in the region, which is rising at a fast pace and significantly exceeds the global average (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, 2017), is particularly concerning.
Food policy developments in the MENA region and future outlook
June 06, 2016 By: Hagar El-Didi, IFPRI-Egypt Share URL The recently published 2016 Global Food Policy Report highlights how the convulsions in the Arab region have contributed to curbing progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)–impeding regional food security and threatening achievement of the newly proposed SDGs. Turbulent economic-political environments Intensified armed conflicts in the Middle East […]
How Egypt helps the food insecure
May 04, 2016 By: Racha Ramadan, Assistant professor at Faculty of Economics and Political Science- Cairo University Share URL As a Low Income Food Deficit Country (LIFDC), food security is an important challenge for Egypt, with 17.2% of the Egyptians suffering from food insecurity in 2011 and 5% undernourished during the period from 2008 to 2015 Egypt suffers from […]
Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development
October 07, 2015 By: Cross posted from the IFPRI Website Share URL With one in three people malnourished worldwide, nutrition is a powerful driver of sustainable development—it has the power to either propel the agenda forward or hold it back. Children whose growth is stunted, people who don’t get enough vitamins and minerals for a healthy […]
