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An assessment of agricultural sustainability indicators in Bangladesh: review and synthesis

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  • Ranjan Roy

    (Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University)

  • Ngai Weng Chan

    (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

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The term ‘indicator’ is often vague and heterogeneous, and its dynamic characteristics make it highly variable over time and space. Based on reviews and synthesis, this study visualizes phenomena and highlights the trend of indicator selection criteria, development methods, validation evaluation strategies for improvement. In contextualization of the intensification of agriculture and climate change, we proposed a set of indicators for assessing agricultural sustainability in Bangladesh based on theoretically proposed and practically applied indicators by researchers. Also, this article raises several issues of indicator system development and presents a summary after due consideration. Finally, we underline multi-stakeholders’ participation in agricultural sustainability assessment.

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  • Ranjan Roy & Ngai Weng Chan, 2012. "An assessment of agricultural sustainability indicators in Bangladesh: review and synthesis," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 99-110, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:32:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1007_s10669-011-9364-3
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