Institutions, impact synergies and food security: a methodology with results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka

Rathinasamy Maria Saleth, Ariel Dinar, Susanne Neubert, Bandi Kamaiah, Seenithamby Manoharan, Sarath Abayawardana, Badugodahewa Ranjith Ariyaratne and Shyamalie de Silva

No 44521, IWMI Research Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: The success of development programs depends on the role of underlying institutions and the impact synergies from closely related programs. Existing literature has limitations in accounting for these critical factors. This paper fills this gap by developing a methodology, which can quantify both the institutional roles in impact generation and the impact synergies from related programs. The methodology is applied to the Kala Oya Basin in Sri Lanka for evaluating the impacts of three development programs and 11 institutions on food security. The results provide valuable insights on the relative roles of institutions and the varying flow of impact synergies both within and across impact pathways.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46p.
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.44521

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