Assessment of the drivers for and barriers to sustainable rice production among smallholder rice farmers in Bangladesh

The thesis aims to identify and structurally rank the drivers for and barriers to adopting sustainable rice production by employing Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM). However, the thesis also aims to evaluate these structurally presented drivers and barriers using various statistical analyses such as Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Super Slack-Based Modelling (SBM) techniques.