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India’s new farm suicides data: myths and facts -Rukmini S

-The Hindu

There has been a lot of misreporting and conspiracy theorising about the new farm suicide numbers. No doubt, these numbers – as with most crime data – likely underestimate the problem.

Farmers without clear land title, for instance, may not be recognised as farmers, artificially lowering their number. The negative media reporting around farm suicides may also be an incentive against the police reporting a farm suicide as one. These caveats aside, here’s what we do know about the new farm suicide numbers.

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