Formulating Agricultural Policy in a Complex Institutional Environment: The Case of Sri Lanka

摘要

For two and one-half years, the National Planning Division of the Ministry of Finance and Planning of Sri Lanka, with the support of A.I.D. and other donors, was engaged in the formulation of an agricultural development strategy in collaboration with the ministries concerned with development in the country. The exercise afforded the government the opportunity to explore new avenues for accelerating the pace of Sri Lanka's agricultural development. Carried out on each subsector of the agricultural economy, the review critically examined the existing situation, identified the constraints to achieving identified development goals, and offered proposals for overcoming these limitations.