South-South cooperation: India-Africa partnerships in food security and capacity-building

This report is drawn from an ORF conference that gathered case studies from Africa on the contribution of Indian investments in agriculture and allied sectors through the extension of India’s development compact. The conference also aimed to study the role of Indian FDI for capacity-building and value addition to the agricultural sector on the continent through both government-led and private sector-driven initiatives. It explored the potential for export of key agricultural commodities from countries in Africa to India through the Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) programme launched and promoted at the India-Africa Forum Summit.

The outcomes of the conference provide valuable policy inputs on India-Africa trade and capacity building initiatives in the critical agriculture and allied sectors for building food security, further strengthening India’s ongoing initiatives in this area in Africa. This report makes broad recommendations to policymakers in both India and Africa to further strengthen their mutual cooperation though Government to Government (G2G), Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C) and People to People (P2P) ties. Focusing on the immense potential of the contribution of women in both regions, the report makes a strong case for an innovative approach towards capacity-building through unique and high-impact Women to Women (W2W) cooperation in the area of agriculture and a multitude of other allied sectors.

• Economic Diplomacy
• Africa
• India
• economic diplomacy
• ECONOMY AND GROWTH

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