- Forsa, which means “Opportunity” in Arabic, is a new economic inclusion program of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
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The participation of smallholder farmers in high-value and profitable value chains as well as contract farming remains low in Africa.
Forsa, which means “Opportunity” in Arabic, is a new economic inclusion program of the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Egypt introduced the Takaful and Karama Program (TKP), a pair of targeted cash transfer schemes in 2015.
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Global and Regional Food Security and Potential Policy Responses
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.
Forsa pilot program and evaluation plan [in Arabic]
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.
A study of Tunisia’s leather and date sectors
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.
A 2019 Nexus Social Accounting Matrix for Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) is pleased to present an updated social accounting matrix (SAM) for Egypt.
Food subsidies and cash transfers in Egypt: Evaluating general equilibrium benefits and trade-offs
Most Egyptians receive food subsidies, which are the cornerstone of the country’s social protection system. The government recently attempted to reduce subsidies, with limited success, and introduced a cash transfer program targeting the poor.
The COVID-19 crisis is having strong impacts on the Egyptian economy, but these impacts differ strongly across sectors.1 Based on scenarios run using a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier model of Egypt’s economy, COVID-19 is estimated to ha
Land scarcity impedes sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt
Increasing population pressure and population density in many African countries are inducing land scarcity and land constraints.
Regional and global trends in body weight show that the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region countries, especially the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries, have the highest average body mass index and highest rates of overweight an
Too much of a good thing? Evidence that fertilizer subsidies lead to overapplication in Egypt
As part of a national policy to ensure a certain level of food self-sufficiency in strategic crops, the government of Egypt subsidizes nitrogen fertilizer directly by distributing quotas of subsidized fertilizers to farmers and indirectly by subsi
A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is an accounting framework that gives a quantitative overview of the structure of the economy over a given time period.
Women’s control over decision-making within their family, particularly regarding the use of household income, can play an important and long-lasting role in shaping their well-being and that of their children.
Ex-post adjustment for measurement error in child stunting calculations: An illustration from Egypt
This study provides estimated ranges for the magnitude of bias caused by measurement error in stunting rates in young children, a widely used proxy for long-term nutritional status.
First regionalized social accounting matrix for Egypt: A 2015 nexus project social accounting matrix
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) is pleased to present the first regionalized social accounting matrix (SAM) for Egypt.
This paper characterizes smallholder farm households in Upper Egypt based on data from a comprehensive farm household survey.
Beyond the business case for agricultural value chain development: An economywide approach applied to Egypt
This paper goes beyond the “business” case for agricultural value chain development and presents an economy-wide framework to make the “development” case.