SEED FUNDING JOINT PROGRAMMES

Egypt

Strengthening Sustainable and Resilient Food and Nutrition Systems in Egypt for SDG Acceleration

SDG 2 Zero Hunger Logo SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

PROJECT TITLE	Strengthening Sustainable and Resilient Food and Nutrition Systems in Egypt for SDG Acceleration
Context	Egypt engaged actively in the 2021 Food Systems Summit process, convening a national dialogue and developing national pathways with recommended interventions for improving food security and nutrition by 2030. To enhance multi-sectorial coordination and spearhead the transformation process, the Government created a National Committee for Food and Nutrition Systems chaired by the Prime Minister and bringing together several ministries to coordinate joint actions. Strengthening coordination mechanisms, fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships, consolidating accountability structures, focusing on the availability of evidence, analysis, and data, are identified as key priorities to strengthen the food systems governance structure in Egypt.
PUNOs	WFP, FAO, UNICEF
Contribution to SDGs	SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being, 12 Responsible Consumption and Production.
Contribution to other SDG transitions	Climate, biodiversity, pollution
Duration	June 2024 – May 2025
Expected financial leverage	$87,000 (PUNO co-financing)
Alignment with SG Call to Action	Policy integration; Food systems governance; Research, data, technology and innovation; Inclusive and participatory design; Private sector engagement
Outcomes	The JP contributes to strengthening policy and governance frameworks for food systems transformation and generating evidence and analysis on key dimensions of food systems to inform decision-making, supporting the work of the National Committee for Food and Nutrition Systems. The JP complements the government’s flagship program “Country Platform for the Nexus of Water, Food and Energy”, which provides a mechanism to mobilize climate finance and private investments.
Partners	National Committee for Food and Nutrition Systems, including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Supply and Internal Trade, Health and Population, Planning and Economic Development, International Cooperation, Social Solidarity, Youth and Sports, Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Water Resources and Irrigation, and Trade and Industry, as well as representatives of the Defense Ministry and the National Authority for Food Safety Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics CSOs, private sector, IFIs
Outputs	Strengthen capacity of government institutions including the National Committee for Food and Nutrition Systems to effectively develop, implement, and monitor multi-sector, climate resilient, and gender responsive plans and initiatives for food system transformation. Develop recommendations on financing options, partnerships and M&E for Egypt’s food systems strategies ad national pathways addressed to the National Committee for Food and Nutrition Systems. Support development and/or drafting of M&E plans and costing plans for key policy frameworks relevant to food systems agenda, including on anaemia reduction and marketing of breastmilk substitutes. Conduct analysis on gender-disaggregated impacts of economic crises on different food systems segments. Carry out analysis and develop recommendations for: 1) more efficient, climate resilient, and gender responsive food value chains; 2) food loss and waste systems in small-holder farming systems; 3) food marketing.

New publication from the Scientific Group of UN Food Systems Summit: “Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation”

This Open Access book consolidates evidence and recommendations from the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and its research partners.

06/01/2023

Science and research are essential for innovations that accelerate the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems.

The Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 recently published its new volume, “Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation”. This Open Access book compiles the findings of the Scientific Group and its research partners to help build a consensus on our global understanding of food systems. The chapters provide science- and research-based, state-of-the-art, solution-oriented knowledge and evidence to inform the transformation of contemporary food systems.

The publication is co-edited by Joachim von Braun, Kaosar Afsana, Louise O. Fresco and Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan, and is available in a whole volume PDF and as individual digital chapters.

About the Scientific Group of the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021

The Scientific Group was an independent group of 28 food systems scientists – social scientists, economists and scientists working within the natural and biological sciences, ecology and food technology – from all over the world with a mandate from the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. It was responsible for bringing to bear the foremost scientific evidence to the Summit and expanding the base of shared global knowledge about experiences, approaches, and tools for driving sustainable food systems.

About the publication

The volume is divided into seven sections: Food System Concepts and Summarized Recommendations; Actions on Hunger and Healthy Diets; Actions for Equity and Resilience in Food Systems; Actions for Sustainable Food Production and Resource Management; Costs, Investments, Finance and Trade Actions; Regional Perspectives; and Strategic Perspectives and Governance.

While the volume is organized by themes, a focus on the interdependence of food, health and environment systems is recognized as key to driving innovations that can help achieve multiple SDGs in an integrated manner.

The findings in this publication outline a clear direction for sustainable food systems transformations –ensuring that our solutions are systems-driven, anchored in science, and inclusive of a diversity of frameworks and regional voices.

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