Institutional innovation and project delivery : A case study of Salaha Samithis

Abstract

In a study that was carried out by Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad a novel institutional arrangements was tried for both leveraging better project administration and eliciting higher community participation. Salaha samithis that were formed to liaise between project staff and the poor people of the project area came out as useful arrangement that could go beyond achieving project goals. This case study shares experiences in which institutional innovation evolved as a result of consultations between the project staff and the stakeholders facilitated the process of best natural resource management practices for improved livelihoods