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 technologies catalog for sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a compilation of applicable technologies to support the establishment of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region. Learn about the latest updates to Version 3.0 of the catalog, published November 2024.

18/11/2024

November 2024 Update

The Technology Catalog (Ver. 3.0) for the Asia-Monsoon region, developed under the Green Asia project, was released on November 13, 2024, on the JIRCAS website, in line with Japan’s Sustainable Food Systems Strategy “MIDORI.”
Nine new scalable technologies from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Japanese universities have been added, bringing the catalog to 40 technologies. These innovations build on the contributions of JIRCAS, NARO, FFPRI, and FRA and are designed to support sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region.

Access the press release: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/release/2024/press202419
Technology Catalog (Ver.3.0) : https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/greenasia/techcatalog
The Green Asia project:https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/greenasia

October 2023 Update

The Technology Catalog (Ver. 2.0) for Asia-Monsoon region was released on September 29, 2023 on the JIRCAS website in line with Japan’s Sustainable Food Systems Strategy “MIDORI”.
Eight new technologies for forest conservation and fisheries resource management that can contribute to both productivity improvement and sustainability have been added, bringing the catalog to 31 technologies derived from the joint research results of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), and the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA).
These scalable technologies for agriculture, forestry and fisheries are intended for dissemination in the Asia-Monsoon region to promote the transformation into sustainable food systems.
Browse the technologies in this catalog: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/greenasia/techcatalog.
Access the press release: https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/release/2023/press202313

April 2023

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a compilation of applicable technologies which were developed in Japan or through international collaboration over the past 10 years and are expected to contribute to the establishment of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region. The catalog serves as a reference to various stakeholders in the Asia-Monsoon region, including government officials, researchers, extension officers, producers, and the private sector. JIRCAS expects to add more technologies in the future, including results from forestry and fisheries research, and newly developed technologies.