Effect of remittances on the food security status of small farm holders in Kyrgyzstan.

Bc. Begimai Usubalieva

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The previous studies on effect of remittances on food security show that remittances can enhance household income and improve dietary. However, the relationship between remittances and food security within the context of Kyrgyzstan remains understudied. Hence this study analyses the effect of the remittances on the food security status of smallholder farmers in Kyrgyzstan. The data was collected between December 21, 2022, and January 20, 2023, in all three regions of the southern part of Kyrgyzstan: Jalal-Abad, Osh and Batken. The total number of the respondents surveyed was 337 and one missing case was excluded from the analysis. The data was analysed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and since the study has two different items to measure the food security status (Food Consumption Score and Food Insecurity Experience Scale), two binary logistic regression models were performed to analyse how independent variables in the study affect the food security status of the households. The results of the study revealed that financial remittances had significant and positive effect on the food security status of smallholder farmer households over a 12-month period and did not have an impact within a shorter timeframe, such as 7 days. Based on the results, the study recommended to involve implementing measures for remittance facilitation and financial literacy, developing secure remittance transfers, and offering financial education to empower farmers in managing and investing their funds effectively.

Keywords

migration, food security, remittances, Kyrgyzstan

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 21. 8. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 21. 9. 2023
• Vedoucí: doc. Ing. Miroslava Bavorová, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Edvin Zhllima, externi

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Magisterský studijní program:
International Development and Agricultural Economics