Publications
Rwanda Cross-Border Trade Analysis
Mar 11, 2013This study assesses trade between Rwanda and its four cross-border neighboring countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Uganda, and focuses on staple crops (maize, wheat, beans, Irish potatoes, cassava and rice), livestock (cattle, milk, eggs), and agricultural inputs (fertilizer, seed). The analysis examines cross-border trade, where appropriate, through four lenses: price, processing potential, seasonality, and trader demographics, to uncover unfilled demand in cross-border markets and to outline trade opportunities for actors along agricultural value chains in Rwanda.
Increasing Opportunities for Women in Cross-Border Agricultural Trade
Oct 01, 2012The EAT project, in collaboration with Cultural Practice LLC, has developed a policy brief that explores the unique challenges faced by women in cross-border agricultural trade. Increasing opportunities for formal cross-border agricultural trade by women has the potential to generate economic growth and increase food security while reducing poverty among vulnerable households. The brief presents both guiding principles and concrete strategies for donors and policymakers seeking to integrate gender considerations into trade reform activities.
Building an Enabling Environment for Fertilizer Sector Growth
Jul 31, 2012The EAT project, in partnership with the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), has launched a policy brief that informs policymakers and donors about the conditions necessary to enable the development of a vibrant, private sector-led fertilizer industry. The brief outlines specific policy reforms that governments can undertake and provides examples of effective policy approaches from around the globe.
Building an Enabling Environment for Functioning Commodity Exchanges
May 01, 2012The EAT project, in partnership with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, has launched a policy brief meant to inform policymakers and donors about conditions necessary for an operational commodity exchange in a given country.
AgCLIR Papua New Guinea Report
May 01, 2012The EAT project, in partnership with the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), has issued the Agribusiness Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (AgCLIR) diagnostic report of Papua New Guinea. The report lays out a path to reform through prioritized and practical recommendations for Papua New Guinea's government, private sector, and the donor community.
AgCLIR Papua New Guinea: Recommendations Feasibility and Action Plan
May 01, 2012This companion document to the full AgCLIR Papua New Guinea report contains a full outline of each recommendation, detailing why reform is needed, a description of the costs associated with the problem, obstacles to reform, the timeline for change, and the resource commitments required by the donor community to encourage reform.
Value Chain Briefer: Livestock in Mali
Mar 01, 2012This briefer presents the key business enabling environment constraints and recommendations for the livestock in Mali.
Value Chain Briefer: Millet and Sorghum in Mali
Mar 01, 2012This briefer presents the key business enabling environment constraints and recommendations for the millet/sorghum sector in Mali.
Value Chain Briefer: Rice in Mali
Mar 01, 2012This briefer presents the key business enabling environment constraints and recommendations for the livestock sector in Mali.
At A Glance - The Market for Maize, Rice, Soy, and Warehousing in Northern Ghana
Feb 01, 2012Summary of the full report that assesses the current market supply and demand for rice, soy, and maize in Northern Ghana, and evaluates proposed warehouse and farm services models, in order to identify potential markets and inform future investments.
The Market for Maize, Rice, Soy, and Warehousing in Northern Ghana
Feb 01, 2012This report assesses the current market supply and demand for rice, soy, and maize in Northern Ghana, and evaluates proposed warehouse and farm services models, in order to identify potential markets and inform future investments.
VcCLIR Mali: Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform for Agricultural Value Chains in Mali
Feb 01, 2012This Value Chain Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (VcCLIR) diagnostic report addresses the conditions and opportunities for Doing Business in Mali's agricultural sector. Based on the well-known Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (CLIR) methodology, VcCLIR examines the relevant laws, institutions, and social dynamics across four aspects of the sector. However, this tool adds a special focus on critical value chains.
VcClir Mali: Recommendation Feasibility and Action Plan
Feb 01, 2012This companion document to the full VcCLIR Mali report contains a full outline of each recommendation, detailing why reform is needed, a description of the costs associated with the problem, obstacles to reform, the timeline for change, and the resource commitments required by the donor community to encourage reform.
AgBEE Snapshot Jordan
Jan 01, 2012This report provides an overview of key legal, regulatory and institutional constraints in Jordan, identifies data gaps in existing analysis, and produces recommendations for future action.
AgBEE Snapshot on Palestinian Economy
Jan 01, 2012This report provides an overview of key legal, regulatory and institutional constraints in the Palestinian Economy, identifies data gaps in existing analysis, and produces recommendations for future action.
EAT publishes brief on seed policy with Iowa State University
Nov 29, 2011The EAT Project has partnered with Iowa State University's Seed Science Center to research and publish a brief that informs policymakers and donors interested in agriculture sector reform about the effects of public policy on this key pillar of agricultural growth.
Enabling a Private Sector-Led Seed Industry
Nov 01, 2011The EAT Project partnered with Iowa State University's Seed Science Center to produce a brief that informs policymakers and donors interested in agriculture sector reform about a key pillar of agricultural growth -- seeds. The brief outlines a series of reforms that governments can undertake to enable a more vibrant seed sector, and provides examples of effective reform activities.
EAT launches dual assessments in Ghana
Sep 09, 2011As part of its goal of generating and sharing knowledge about how policies and governments can enable agribusinesses, the EAT Project is developing a series of briefing papers on key Agribusiness enabling environment topics.
EAT launches collaboration with Iowa State Science Seed Centre
Sep 01, 2011As part of its goal of generating and sharing knowledge about how policies and governments can enable agribusinesses, the EAT Project is developing a series of briefing papers on key Agribusiness enabling environment topics.
AgCLIR Completed Methodology Review
Aug 18, 2011The USAID-sponsored Enabling Agricultural Trade (EAT) project is pleased to introduce a significantly revised and updated approach to one of USAID's key assessment tools, the Agribusiness Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (AgCLIR) diagnostic.
Policy Brief - Zambia's Agricultural Marketing Information Center
Aug 01, 2011The EAT project, in collaboration with MSU Food Security Research Project, supported USAID and the Government of Zambia by developing an implementation strategy for legislative reform of Zambia's maize marketing policy, including provisions for the fledgling commodity exchange and price information system.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Closing a Business
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Closing a Business is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for business insolvency and foreclosure in the agricultural sector.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Dealing with Licenses
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Dealing with Licenses is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for the various types of agricultural licenses required along a value chain.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Paying Taxes
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Paying Taxes is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments underlying tax collection and compliance in a rural setting.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Protecting Investors
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Protecting Investors is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for protecting and promoting agricultural investor interests.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Registering Property
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Registering Property is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for registering property in a country.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Starting a Business
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Starting a Business is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for starting an agribusiness.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Trading Across Borders
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Trading across Borders is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for trade policy and trade facilitation.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Enforcing Contracts
Aug 01, 2011AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Enforcing Contracts is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments for business contracts in the agricultural economy.
AgCLIR: Zambia
Feb 01, 2011
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Getting Credit
Jan 01, 1900AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Getting Credit is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments of the overall credit environment in a country with a particular focus on "access to credit" for agribusinesses.
Policy Brief: Zambia's Agricultural Marketing Information Centre
Jan 01, 1900The primary reasons for AMIC's weak performance are competing priorities and a misguided incentive structure for staff at the national, provincial, and most importantly, at the district level, where the viability of the collection process depends on reciprocity between price collectors and traders.
AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Employing Workers
Jan 01, 1900AgCLIR Lessons from the Field: Employing Workers is a briefer that highlights the specific issues that must be addressed in regards to the local legal, regulatory, and institutional environments underlying the flexibility of labor regulations, as well as other matters critical to the effectiveness and productivity of a country's labor market.