Sarker, Jaba Rani https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-6842
Rolfe, John https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-7040
Ananda, Jayanath https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-6725
Rajapaksa, Darshana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-7963
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: Human subjects were involved in this research while conducting a questionnaire survey with coastal farmers. The research was carried out in accordance with conditions of approval from the CQ University Human Research Ethics Committee (ethics approval number 0000023083) A written consent form, approved by the IRB (the Human Research Ethics Committee, CQ University- HREC reference number: 23083), was presented to the respondents. Then, verbal informed consent was obtained from all rice farmer participants prior to interviews, conducted in Bengali to ensure full comprehension.
: Not applicable.
: The study does not include any clinical trial.
: The authors declare no conflict of interests.Please note that Darshana Rajapaksa declared opinions expressed in this work are purely those of the authors and do not reflect Queensland or Australian Government policy.