Research Article

Agricultural Sustainability in a Mining Context: An Empirical Inquest in Hemgir Block of Odisha, India

Table 1

The main and subcomponents of the economic sustainability composite index.

Major dimensionsSubdimensionComponentsValue of subdimensionValue of major dimensions

EconomicCrop efficiency0.510.62
Land productivity0.52
On-time access to resources(a) Inputs include (credit, infrastructure, transport)0.94
(b) Market
(c) Support services
Economic empowerment and equity(a) Ownership of agriculture assets and land (access to assets)0.52
(b) Capacity to negotiate market (No distress sale—information, volume, institutional sale)