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Emergency Food Security and Resilience Support Project — Egypt

Egypt · National programme · major resilience investments in Upper Egypt · Agriculture and food security

Overview

The Emergency Food Security and Resilience Support Project is a US$500 million World Bank-financed programme designed to protect Egypt’s wheat supply and maintain access to subsidised bread for poor and vulnerable households while strengthening longer-term resilience to food crises. The operation was approved on 28 June 2022 following severe disruption to global wheat markets.

The emergency phase financed wheat imports for the national Bread Subsidy Program. The project procured 1,139,048.5 metric tons, exceeding the original 700,000-ton target. The resilience phase covers grain storage, post-harvest loss reduction, climate-smart agriculture, seed capacity, extension services, agrometeorological early warning and food-security policy capacity.

The latest located World Bank implementation report, dated 17 December 2025, rated development-objective progress and implementation Moderately Satisfactory and overall risk Substantial. Procurement continued in 2026, including an award for the 90,000-ton Dandara grain-storage facility published in September.

Key project information

Official name
Emergency Food Security and Resilience Support Project
Status
Active · implementation and procurement documented in 2026
Current phase
Resilience infrastructure, grain storage and agricultural resilience measures
Country
Egypt
Location
National programme · major investments in Upper Egypt
Sector
Agriculture and food security
Sub-sector
Wheat supply chain · grain storage · climate-smart agriculture
Project structure
Investment Project Financing
World Bank project ID
P178926
RicherFin project ID
05da4b85-8c5a-4504-a512-ad47fd6c700a
Estimated project cost
US$500 million
Financing secured
US$500 million
Financing gap
US$0
Approval / signing / effectiveness
28 Jun 2022 · 24 Jul 2022 · 08 Dec 2022
Latest located World Bank closing date
15 Jun 2026

Financing

The project is fully financed by a US$500 million sovereign IBRD investment project loan, with a documented financing gap of zero. Allocations were US$380 million for emergency response, US$117.5 million for shock preparedness and response, and US$2.5 million for project and knowledge management.

At 17 December 2025, US$381.90 million had been disbursed and US$118.10 million remained undisbursed, a 76.38% disbursement rate. The financing was effective in the latest located implementation report.

Total project cost
US$500 million
Financing secured
US$500 million
Financing gap
US$0
Instrument
Sovereign IBRD investment project loan
Loan
IBRD-93990