Mai Mahmoud (IFPRI-Egypt) Rapid urban growth represents opportunities and challenges for food and nutrition security around the globe. Over half of the world’s population now live in cities; and by 2030, the share of people living in urban areas is projected to overtake the share living in rural areas in most MENA countries. The combination of […]
Training: A First Step Towards a Multi-Agency CGE Modeling Team for Evidence Based Policy Advice in Egypt
Yumna Kassim (IFPRI-Egypt) As the impact of Egypt’s macroeconomic policy reforms is being felt by people and businesses, the impacts of these reforms vary across different sectors and household groups. What we know so far from statistics by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE 2017a) is that – likely largely driven by the flotation of […]
IFPRI Egypt Seminar in partnership with FEPS – Cairo University: Egypt Launch of IFPRI’s 2017 Global Food Policy Report
May 24th, 2017 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm Location: Sawiris Hall, First Floor - New Building Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS)| Cairo University The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to invite you to its Egypt Seminar Series. The series is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project called […]
IFPRI Egypt Seminar in partnership with Bibliotheca Alexandrina: How to make Agriculture Climate Smart in Egypt?
May 9th, 2017 11:00 am to 2:30 pm Location: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El-Shatby, Alexandria - Egypt The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to invite you to its Egypt Seminar Series. The series is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project called “Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity” (EIBC) that is implemented […]
News: Untapped Potentials of Aquaculture in Egypt
Egypt is the ninth largest global aquaculture producer and accounts for 66% of African farmed fish but there are still significant opportunities for expansion. This is important as farmed fish is the cheapest source of animal-produced protein in a country facing serious nutritional deficiencies including child stunting (31%), maternal anemia (44.1%) and maternal obesity (25%).
