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

Table 2

The main and subcomponents of the environmental sustainability composite index.

Major dimensions	Subdimension	Components	Value of subdimension	Value of major dimensions
Environment	Soil and land quality	Soil quality	0.32	0.31
		Land maintenance
		Agricultural practice concerning soil quality, technology, irrigation
	Weather conditions and adaptability	Affected by rainfall,	0.42
		Coping strategy
	Environmental resources and efficiency	Resource use efficiency—fertilizer and water	0.30
		Water use efficiency
		Fertilizer use efficiency
		Land efficiency
	Biodiversity	Availability of natural species such as insects, pests, worms, birds, fishes, natural silt from ponds, and others in terms of their status (increase, decrease, almost changed, endangered, extinct)	0.18