Dying farmers, dying agriculture
Woes continue
- ›April 23, 2015>Body of farmer found on Alwar rail track
- ›April 22, 2015>Horror of farm suicide visits Delhi
- ›April 13, 2015>Drought, debt driving farmers to suicide
- ›April 6, 2015>Two farmers commit suicide
- ›April 5, 2015>One more farmer commits suicide in West Bengal
- ›March 21, 2015>Another potato farmer commits suicide
- ›Jan 28, 2015>Farmer attempts suicide in Nashik court premises, held
- ›Dec 2 2014>Unable to repay loan, farmer commits suicide
- ›Dec 1 2014>Five farmers end life in three days
- ›Nov 1, 2014>Distressed farmer commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh
- ›Sept 21, 2014>Uttar Pradesh’s sugar crisis leading to suicides
- ›June 13, 2014>Farmer jumps to death from 5th Floor of hospital
- ›June 10, 2014>559 farmer suicides in Maharashtra in four months
- ›Nov 30, 2013>Farmer commits suicide in U.P.
- ›Sept 11, 2013> Adilabad cotton farmers’ future hangs in balance
- ›July 13, 2013>Farmer commits suicide in Joint Collector’s office
>Protecting the small farmer
Reviving the Farm Income Insurance Scheme could be the best tool for small and marginal farmers to fight falling prices in an increasingly globalised marketplace, says Ananth Gudipati.
>Over 3,000 farmer suicides in the last 3 years
This year, the Marathwada region alone has seen over 200 farmer suicides in just three months.
Published - April 23, 2015 08:51 pm IST
