The status of Food Security and Vulnerability in Egypt ,2009

This report highlights the status of food security in Egypt.

This report is produced by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt, in partnership with the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), and it represents Part I of the Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment Report for Egypt.

The objectives of the study were to:

a) define food-insecure or vulnerable individuals in Egypt;

b) identify how many are vulnerable or food-insecure;

c) identify where they live; and

d) identify the underlying causes and repercussions of food insecurity and vulnerability.

The main sources of data for the study were the Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey (HIECS 2009); and the Demographic and Health Survey for Egypt (DHS 2008).