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Symposium policy note 2: Digitalization of agricultural services and policy analysis in Egypt by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This policy note is one in a series of four notes that summarize key findings and recommendations from 32 seminars organized by IFPRI between 2016 and 2020 under the Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and from related research done in collaboration with national and international partners in Egypt. The briefs have been prepared on the basis of a joint symposium and are intended to give policymakers and program designers in the areas of social protection, nutrition, agricultural policy, and the digitalization of agriculture a quick overview of research-based recommendations on key policy issues that will better enable Egypt to achieve several of the goals outlined in the Sustainable Development Strategy 2030. …”
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An agricultural policy review of Egypt: First steps towards a new strategy by Kassim, Yumna, Mahmoud, Mai, Kurdi, Sikandra, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The latest population census in Egypt shows that there are more people now living along the narrow strip of land by the Nile than ever before, 95 million (CAPMAS 2017). …”
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A disaggregated social accounting matrix: 2010/11 for policy analysis in Egypt by Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Moussa, Suzane, Khalil, Amani, Hussein, Fayza, Serag, Eman, Hassan, Naglaa, Fathy, Ahmed, Samieh, Asmaa, ElSarawy, Mahmoud, Farouk, Embareka, Souliman, Saad, Abdel-Ghafour, Amani

“…The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) is pleased to present a disaggregated version of the Egypt SAM for 2010/11. This new SAM builds on the previous SAM 2010/11 built and published by CAPMAS with the support of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). …”
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Cash transfers and women’s control over decision-making and labor supply in Egypt by El-Enbaby, Hoda, Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kassim, Yumna, Kurdi, Sikandra

“…Using a regression discontinuity approach, we identify the impact of Egypt’s “Takaful” national cash transfer program on women’s control over decision-making and labor supply. …”
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Clusters as drivers of local industrial development in Egypt: Which are the promising sectors and locations? by Abdelaziz, Fatma, El-Enbaby, Hoda, Zhang, Xiaobo, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The timing for a cluster-based industrial development model for Egypt seems favorable as macroeconomic reforms in recent years have made Egypt’s economy more competitive and the country’s young labor force provides a comparative advantage for labor-intensive sectors. …”
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Egypt’s Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Evaluation of program impacts and recommendations by Breisinger, Clemens, ElDidi, Hagar, El-Enbaby, Hoda, Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kassim, Yumna, Kurdi, Sikandra, Jilani, Amir Hamza, Thai, Giang

“…Egypt has been providing cash to poor households through its first conditional cash transfer program, Takaful and Karama, a social protection program run by the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS), since March 2015. …”
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AgriTech4Egypt innovation challenge: Call for Applications now open by Zaccari, Claudia, Al-saffar, Reem

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Impacts of global change on the Nile basin: Options for hydropolitical reform in Egypt and Ethiopia by Martens, Anja Kristina

“…Ninety-six percent of Egypt's water originates outside its territory—86 percent in Ethiopia. …”
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Weighing what's practical: proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt by Ahmed, Akhter, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Despite achieving a significant cost reduction over the past two decades, the absolute cost of food subsidies in Egypt is still high relative to the benefits received by the poor. …”
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Weighing what's practical: proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt by Ahmed, Akhter, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Despite achieving a significant cost reduction over the past two decades, the absolute cost of food subsidies in Egypt is still high relative to the benefits received by the poor. …”
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Weighing what's practical: proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt by Ahmed, Akhter, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Despite achieving a significant cost reduction over the past two decades, the absolute cost of food subsidies in Egypt is still high relative to the benefits received by the poor. …”
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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local markets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

“…IFPRI Research Report 115 sheds light on these critical issues through an analysis of wheat policy reform in Egypt.…”
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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local markets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

“…IFPRI Research Report 115 sheds light on these critical issues through an analysis of wheat policy reform in Egypt.…”
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Public spending, growth, and poverty reduction in Egypt: A multi-level analysis by Fan, Shenggen, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, El-Said, Moataz, Yu, Bingxin, Kamaly, Ahmed

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A multi-level analysis of public spending, growth and poverty reduction in Egypt by Fan, Shenggen, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, El-Said, Moataz, Yu, Bingxin, Kamaly, Ahmed

“…In the decade from 1975 to 1985, Egypt enjoyed rapid economic growth... however... …”
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A general equilibrium analysis of alternative scenarios for food subsidy reform in Egypt by Lofgren, Hans, El-Said, Moataz

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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local makets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

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Framing policy coherence toward improving climate-adaptive water productivity in Egypt by Eldabbagh, Fayrouz, Abdelwahab, Noura, Brouziyne, Youssef, Sanchez Ramirez, Juan Carlos, Nicol, Alan

“…The study offers an analysis of coherent water productivity policies between the different relevant strategies in Egypt towards a potential coordinated and integrated policy environment contributing to water and food security and sustainable development. …”
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Small-Scale Mechanization Adoption and Scalability: Consultation Workshop and Policy Dialogue in Egypt by Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Attaher, Samar

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Political Economy of the Wheat Sector in Egypt: Seed Systems, Varietal Adoption, and Impacts by Bishaw, Zewdie, Yigezu, Yigezu, Azab Moustafa, Moustafa

“…Wheat has been an important food staple in Egypt from time immemorial and remains one of the most (if not the single most) important food security crops in the country. …”
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