Essays on the economics of foreign direct investment, contract farming and crop diversity

Tshering Samdrup

doi:10.26182/kyv5-d624

Essays on the economics of foreign direct investment, contract farming and crop diversity

Tshering Samdrup

UWA School of Agriculture and Environment

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There are three papers in this thesis. First, we reconcile the overall incongruity in primary literature about the influence of FDI in agriculture on food security in developing countries using meta-regression. The impact of FDI on food security is closer to zero. Second, we explore the determinants of smallholder farmers' participation in hazelnut contract farming in Bhutan. Age and education of household head, farm size, livestock units, and the distance to markets are key determinants. Finally, we evaluated the impact of crop diversity on farm income in Bhutan and found non-linear relationship.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Fogarty, James, Supervisor Iftekhar, Sayed, Supervisor Pandit, Ram, Supervisor Dorjee, Kinlay, Supervisor, External person
Award date	18 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/kyv5-d624
Publication status	Unpublished - 2023

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Does FDI in agriculture in developing countries promote food security? Evidence from meta-regression analysis
Samdrup, T., Fogarty, J., Pandit, R., Iftekhar, M. S. & Dorjee, K., Dec 2023, In: Economic Analysis and Policy. 80, p. 1255-1272 18 p.
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