Joachim Von Braun‚ Ashok Gulati (2025) Africa and India: comparing countries’ and states’ economic and agrifood system developments and lessons for public policy 248 pp.
This book adopts a unique approach, using African countries and Indian states as units of analysis, matched based on various indicators, to draw actionable lessons for both regions. Interestingly, the quantitative assessments highlight that on some key indicators some Indian States are ahead, and on some indicators some African countries are ahead of Indian States.
By comparing the two regions in such disaggregated ways at state and national levels, it highlights critical lessons for boosting agricultural productivity, enhancing food security, and addressing malnutrition, fostering mutual South-South learning.
It provides new insights into the patterns of structural change in Africa and India, examining the drivers of agricultural growth, the nutrition outcomes of structural transformation, and the role of public spending in shaping these dynamics.
The book was launched at the African Food Systems Forum hashtag in Dakar Senegal with H.E. Kikwete, former President of Tanzania.
Content:
- Introduction and Overview - Joachim von Braun and Ashok Gulati
- Overview of India-Africa Comparison of Agricultural and Food Transformation - Shyma Jose, Ashok Gulati, Joachim von Braun, Heike Baumüller, Lukas Kornher
- Drivers of Agriculture Growth in Africa and India: Lessons for South-South Learnings - Shyma Jose, Ashok Gulati, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Joachim von Braun
- Impact of Structural Transformation in Agriculture on Nutrition Outcomes in Africa and India - Muhammed Usman, Lukas Kornher
- Public Spending and Development, Agricultural Growth and Nutrition: Comparing Indian States and African Countries Are Food Prices Spilling Over? - Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Gayathri Mohan, Ashok Gulati, Joachim von Braun
- Conclusions and Recommendations - Joachim von Braun and Ashok Gulati
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