Agriculture is described as the backbone of Indian economy, mainly because of three reasons. One, agriculture constitutes largest share of country's national income though the share has declined from 55 percent in early 1950s to about 25 percent by the turn of the Century. Two, more than half of India’s workforce is employed in its agriculture sector. Three, growth of other sectors and overall ...

farming practices in many regions are causing land resources to degrade—threatening future food security as well as the livelihoods of poor rural people. But, as new research has shown, tackling local problems requires an understanding of the policies and wider economic and social factors that influence farmers in their decision making processes to adopt inappropriate land use practices. A broa...

To facilitate sustainable agricultural development, this study developed a model of rice farming sustainability in Bangladesh and determined the key interventions for policy implementation. Data for the study were collected through a household survey and also via in-depth informal discussion with stakeholders. By constructing a composite indicator, path analysis results showed that major contri...

up by biomedical journals to include in a cross-sectional study is a testament to the widespread adoption of these policies and their importance to publishers of medical and scientific research. At JAMA Internal Medicine, our Instructions for Authors (www.jamainternalmed.com/public/forauthors .aspx) include a detailed outline of our stated editorial policies on authorship and the roles of spons...

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