AgCLIR
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The EAT program’s primary analytical methodology supporting food security is the tested and well-known USAID AgCLIR diagnostic. AgCLIR provides in-depth analysis of the agribusiness-enabling environment by looking at the various constraints to profitably starting and running an agribusiness - including farming, processing, exporting - and other agriculture-related businesses. AgCLIR focuses on the systemic limitations that inhibit productivity improvement and limit market access, such as export delays, input monopolies, overregulation, and inappropriate taxation. The purpose of this work is to identify constraints and recommend concrete, practical actions that can be implemented to improve agribusiness and its offshoots.
AgCLIR builds on the World Bank’s Doing Business initiative, which takes common samples of regulatory practices from each country and identifies 10 key areas that can bolster or hamper a business environment.
AgCLIR provides a comprehensive method to diagnose the root causes and inefficiencies of an under-performing agriculture sector with an analysis of the pertinent legal framework, implementing institutions, supporting institutions and social and market dynamics. These assessments form the analytical base for a detailed report that reveals major cross-cutting themes, priorities, and opportunities for reform.
For AgCLIR, these categories are:
- Dealing with Licenses
- Employing Workers
- Registering Property
- Getting Credit
- Protecting Investors
- Paying Taxes
- Trading across Borders
- Assessing Marketing Infrastructure
- Enforcing Contracts
- Competing Fairly
- Closing a Business
Additional cross-cutting themes:
AgCLIR analysis has been completed in the following countries: