DSpace Institution DSpace Repository http://dspace.org Political Science Thesis and Dissertations 2018-07-17 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT IN AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE (ANRS): A FOCUS ON FLOWER FARMS IN BAHIR DAR ZURIA WOREDA ASABU, SEWNET http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8869 Downloaded from DSpace Repository, DSpace Institution's institutional repository BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT IN AMHARA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE (ANRS): A FOCUS ON FLOWER FARMS IN BAHIR DAR ZURIA WOREDA BY ASABU SEWNET JUNE, 2018 BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT IN ANRS: A FOCUS ON FLOWER FARMS IN BAHIR DAR ZURIA WOREDA A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE BY ASABU SEWNET ADVISOR BELACHEW G.(PhD) JUNE 2018 BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA © 2018 Asabu Sewnet BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT IN ANRS: A FOCUS ON FLOWER FARMS IN BAHIR DAR ZURIA WOREDA BY ASABU SEWNET Approved by board of examiners: _____________________________________ _____________________________ Advisor’s Signature _____________________________________ ____________________________ Internal Examiner’s Signature _____________________________________ ____________________________ External Examiner’s Signature Declaration I, Asabu Sewnet, the undersigned declare that this thesis entitled ‘the Political-Economy of agricultural investment in ANRS: a focus on flower farms in Bahir Dar Zuria Woreda, is submitted by me for the award of Master of Arts in Political Science, is my own original work and it has not been presented for the award of a degree or any other purpose in any University/Institution and all the sources used for the thesis have been dully acknowledged. __________________________________ Asabu Sewnet Alamineh June 2018 This thesis was submitted for examination with my approval as an advisor of the candidate __________________________________ BELACHEW GETNET (PhD) June, 2018 Table of Contents Contents Pages List of tables ............................................................................................................................................IV Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................. V Acknowledgment.....................................................................................................................................VI Abstract ................................................................................................................................................. VII CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Background of the Study ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.3. Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.3.1. General Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................. 6 1.3.2. Specific Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................. 6 1.4. Basic Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 6 1.5. Delimitation of the Study ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.6. Rationales for Selecting the Studied Cases ........................................................................................... 7 1.7. Significance of the Study .................................................................................................................... 8 1.8. Limitation of the Study ....................................................................................................................... 9 1.9. Operational Definitions of Terms ........................................................................................................ 9 1.10. Structure of the Study.................................................................................................................... 10 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .............................................................................................. 11 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.1. Conceptual Clarifications ................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1. Conceptualizing Political Economy ........................................................................................... 11 2.1.2. Commercial Farming /Agricultural Investment .......................................................................... 12 2.2. Theories on Land Expropriation for Commercial Farming .................................................................. 12 2.2.1. Theory of Primitive Accumulation ............................................................................................ 13 2.2.2. Theory of Accumulation by Dispossession ................................................................................ 13 2.2.3. Theory of Regime Dispossession ............................................................................................... 14 2.2.4. Public Choice Theory ................................................................................................................ 15 2.3. The Role of Commercial Agriculture to Local Economic Development ............................................. 16 2.4. Ethiopian Land Tenure and Agricultural Policy Framework .............................................................. 17 I | P a g e 2.4.1. Land Tenure Policies of Ethiopia ............................................................................................... 17 2.4.2. Agricultural Land Policies in Ethiopia ....................................................................................... 20 2.5. The Performance and Problems of Commercial Farming in Ethiopia: an Empirical Literature ........... 26 2.6. Conceptual Framework of the Study ................................................................................................. 31 CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 32 3. RESEARCH METHODS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA SETTING ........................... 32 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 32 3.1. Description of the Study Area Setting ............................................................................................... 32 3.2. Research Methods ............................................................................................................................. 34 3.2.1. Philosophical Paradigm of the Study ......................................................................................... 34 3.2.2. Research Approach ................................................................................................................... 35 3.2.3. Research Design........................................................................................................................ 35 3.2.4. Sampling Techniques and Sample Size ...................................................................................... 36 3.2.5. Data Collection Instruments ...................................................................................................... 37 3.2.6. Data Analysis Method ............................................................................................................... 40 3.2.7. Ethical Consideration ................................................................................................................ 40 3.2.8. Reliability and Trustworthiness of the Study.............................................................................. 41 3.2.9. Selection of Field Assistants ...................................................................................................... 41 3.2.10. Field Work Experiences .......................................................................................................... 41 4. DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ................................................................. 44 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................