RTG 1666: Transformation of Global Agri-Food Systems


Dr. Thai Thuy Pham was a GlobalFood member from 2013-2017. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.


Occupation after leaving GlobalFood

Vice-Head, Department of International Cooperation, Hung Vuong university in Phu Tho province, Vietnam


Name

Dr. Thai Thuy Pham


Nationality

Vietnamese


Date of birth

June 8th, 1982


Research


  • The role of collective action through agricultural cooperatives in upgrading agricultural value chain and new rural development: Evidence from Northern Vietnam
  • Bridging the gap between supply and demand of digital banking services to promote sustainable community based tourism development of ethnic minority households in Northwestern Vietnam
  • Learning Routes and Sustainable Development in Agricultural Value Chain and OCOP products in Vietnam
  • Why are small farmers dropping out of high-value chains: The cases of speciality rice in the Red River Delta of Vietnam
  • Improving Agricultural Cooperatives' Capacity Contributing to Sustainable Rural Development in Northern Midlands and Mountain Areas of Vietnam: The case of Phu Tho province.
  • Upgrading indigenous vegetable and pork value chains towards sustainable development in Northern Vietnam
  • Rural tourism and community development in Xuan Son commune, Tan Son district, funded by the Action on Poverty (AOP), Australia.
  • Assessing the impact of the geographical indication protection policy on specialty agricultural products in Vietnam
  • Assessing the impact of economic region linkage in Northern Vietnam region on socio-economic development of Phu Tho province in the context of international integration
  • Learning Routes and Sustainable Development in Agricultural Value Chain in Vietnam



Education


  • 2014 - 2017: Ph.D. in Economics, RTG 1666: GlobalFood, University of Göttingen, Germany. Thesis: Speciality Rice Adoption, Collective Action and Marketing Channel Choice: Insights from Vietnam (Download)
  • Master of Economics (2008), Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam.
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (2004), Hanoi University of Agriculture No.1, Vietnam.



Work experience


  • Since 03/2020: Hung Vuong University, Vice-Head, Department of International Cooperation. Main tasks: Developing international academic cooperation, Doing joint research projects and Lecturing in agricultural value chain and sustainable economics for master students.
  • 09/2018 – 02/2020: Hung Vuong University, Director, Center for Research on Socio-Economic and Environment. Main tasks: Doing research and Lecturing in agricultural value chain, economic analysis, sustainable economics for master level.
  • 06/2017 – 08/2018, Hung Vuong University, Head of the Department of economics and business, Lecturer. Main subjects: Lecturing in: Theory of economics, agricultural economics, econometrics and economic mathematical models, Nong Trang, Viet Tri, Phutho, Vietnam.
  • 06/2013 – 05/2017, RTG GlobalFood, SP A1: Supply chain governance standards, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.
  • 2009 – 05/2013, Hung Vuong University, Department of economics and business, Lecturer. Main subjects: Lecturing in: Theory of economics, agricultural economics, econometrics and economic mathematical models, Nong Trang, Viet Tri, Phutho, Vietnam.
  • 2007 – 2009, Freelance-Consultant, Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), Rural Development Center (RUDEC), Researcher. Main duties: Conduct researches on community development, rural development, and farmer organizations, Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • 2004 – 2006, Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute (VASI), Agrarian Systems Department, Researcher. Main duties: Conduct researches on rural economics, agricultural commodity chain, and Designation of Origin, An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi, Vietnam.



Research interests


  • International high-value chains, supply chain management
  • Collective Action, Agricultural Cooperatives and Farms Association
  • Linking small farmers to markets
  • Community- based tourism development



Publications



Conferences


  • Pham, T.T., L. Theuvsen., V. Otter (2016). Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Marketing Choice: Evidence from the Rice Sector in Vietnam; IFAMA 26th Annual World Conference; Aarhus, Denmark
  • Pham, T.T., L. Theuvsen., V. Otter (2016). Collective Action Effects on Farm Productivity and Efficiency of Rice Producers in Vietnam; Tropentag Vienna 2016; Vienna, Austria
  • Pham, T.T., L. Theuvsen (2017). Contribution of Rice production to Rural Development in Vietnam, Rural Development Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Pham, T.T., N. Thamthanakoon., I.Y. Huang., J. Eastham., V. Otter (2017). A Comparative Study of Farmers’ Marketing Channels Decisions and Performance between Vietnam and Thailand, ISBE 2017 conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Pham, T.T., V.C. Le., T.T.T Le (2018). Contribution of Tourism to Socio-Economic Development in the Midland and Mountainous Areas of Northern Vietnam, the 9th NEU-KKU International Conference on Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in Development, Phu Tho, Vietnam
  • Nguyen, N.A., T.T. Pham., T.T.S. Tran (2019). Factors Affecting the Decision of Choosing Export Labour Markets of Rural Workers – Case in Phu Tho Province, 10th NEU-KKU International Conference on Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues in Development, Phu Tho, Vietnam, Labour-Social Publishing House (ISBN: 978-604-65-4174-5)
  • Pham, T.T., C.N. Phan., S.D. Ngo., T.L. Pham (2019). Improving Agricultural Cooperatives' Capacity Contributing to Sustainable Rural Development in Northern Midlands and Mountain Areas of Vietnam: The case of Phu Tho province, the 3rd ISAT and 17th ISBB 2019, Harmonization of smart and sustainable agriculture, Krabi, Thailand
  • Le, T.T.T., Ngo, T.T.T, Pham, T.T., and Nguyen, X.T. (2019). Phu Tho economic development in the context of Northern Midlands and Mountain Provinces. National Conference on local economic development: Socio-economic development orientation in the Northern Midlands and Mountain Areas to 2030 and Vision to 2045, Phu Tho, Vietnam (ISBN: 978-604-978-419-4)
  • Pham, T.T., Pham, L. H., Nguyen, T. L. A. (2019). Developing voluntary social insurance participants in ethnic minority areas of Phu Tho Province. National Conference on Ensuring basic social services for people in ethnic minority areas: Orientations and Solutions to 2030, Hanoi, Vietnam. (ISBN: 978-604-65-4908-6)
  • Pham, T.T., Tran, T.T.S, Pham, L.T. (2020), Innovation in Corporate Governance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Phu Tho province. National Conference on Green Growth: Corporate Governance and Development, Quy Nhon, Vietnam. (ISBN: 978-604-9963-46-9)