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Received: 9 June 2026

Accepted: 20 July 2026

First Online: 27 July 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was waived by the Departmental Ethical Approval Board of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh. The study involved only human participation, with no collection of sensitive personal data. Prior informed consent was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study. The research was conducted in accordance with the institution’s ethical standards and relevant guidelines. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study before data collection. Participants were informed of the research’s purpose, and their participation was entirely voluntary.

Consent for publication: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their participation in this study. No identifiable personal or location-specific data are included in this manuscript. The consent process was documented and approved by the institutional ethics committee.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.