Sambhav Jain
The Shri Ram School Moulsari, Haryana, India

MLA 8
Jain, Sambhav. "Analyzing the Reasons Behind the Decline of Millet Farming in India With a Focus on Change in Policy, and the Way Forward." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4626-4646, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.038. Accessed Oct. 2024.
APA 6
Jain, S. (2024, October). Analyzing the Reasons Behind the Decline of Millet Farming in India With a Focus on Change in Policy, and the Way Forward. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4626-4646. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.038
Chicago
Jain, Sambhav. "Analyzing the Reasons Behind the Decline of Millet Farming in India With a Focus on Change in Policy, and the Way Forward." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4626-4646. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.038.

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