Egypt, WFP discuss joint food security plan through 2027

Egypt’s Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the World Food Programme (WFP) are reviewing a joint action plan for July 2026-July 2027, focusing on food security, nutrition, market monitoring, and improvements to the subsidy system.

Supply and Internal Trade Minister Sherif Farouk met WFP Country Director in Egypt Rawad Halabi on Monday to discuss the implementation of the plan, the ministry said.

The plan includes developing an integrated market-efficiency indicator, covering commodity prices, availability, consumer access, regional price differences and quality, the ministry said.

The two sides also discussed developing a system to track and analyse consumer complaints to help improve government services.

Farouk said the ministry was seeking to move beyond periodic market monitoring towards deeper analysis and early identification of developments that could affect commodity availability and access to goods.

The ministry and WFP also discussed training on food security data and indicators in cooperation with the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), as well as methodologies for assessing the cost of a healthy and balanced diet.

Farouk said that linking subsidy policies to food security and nutrition data would support policymaking, improve resource allocation, and strengthen the targeting of vulnerable groups.

The partnership will also include knowledge exchange with countries of the Global South and the transfer of modern tools and expertise to Egyptian ministry teams.

Subediting: Y.Yasser