Approach towards an operational tool to apply institutional analysis for the assessment of policy feasibility within SEAMLESS-IF, PD2.4.2, SEAMLESS integrated project, EU 6th Framework Programme

This Deliverable D 2.4.2 comprises the work done by Task 2.4 (Activities 2.4.1-3) on the development of indicators characterising policy delivery systems and institutional environments. Task 2.4 addresses, in particular, the issue of the institutional conditions required to implement policies that acknowledge and promote sustainability and multifunctional aspects of agriculture. The final goal of Task 2.4 is to produce ex-ante an institutional assessment of agri-environmental policy options through their impact on the contribution of agriculture to sustainable development. This work will continue in WP 6, in particular in Task 6.4 where the Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA) introduced in this Deliverable will be tested, improved, and further integrated in SEAMLESS-IF.