Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2015 is a pilot assessment report which presents initial data on the agribusiness sector enabling environment in 10 countries — Ethiopia, Guatemala, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, Spain, Uganda, and Ukraine. This progress report covers the methodology, key insights, and lessons learned from the pilot effort.

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Enabling the Business of Agriculture project aims to identify and monitor policies and regulations that impact how markets function in the agricultural sector. Six topics were selected for study during the pilot year—registering agricultural land, accessing financial services, strengthening seed systems, improving fertilizer supply, transporting agricultural goods, and selling agricultural goods. Another three topics were chosen for initial testing: contracting agricultural production, electrifying rural areas, and connecting farmers to information. The team is now scaling up to cover 30 more countries and expand the list of topics to include issues related to agricultural mechanization, environmental sustainability, gender, livestock and water.

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