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&lt;em&gt;The RBI-commissioned study listed faulty crop choices and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors for farmer suicides&lt;br /&gt;
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New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Shame arising out of inability to repay loans taken from relatives and acquaintances is a key reason for farmers resorting to suicide, a study commissioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found.&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite formal credit to farmers growing tenfold between 2001 and 2012, commercial banks have &amp;ldquo;deepened&amp;rdquo; credit instead of &amp;ldquo;widening&amp;rdquo; it, making loans more accessible to farmers with large landholdings, the study said, adding that &amp;ldquo;it (the surge in formal credit) was insufficient to rule out the predominance of non-institutional sources&amp;rdquo;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Shame arising out of inability to repay loans taken from relatives and acquaintances is a key reason for farmers resorting to suicide, a study commissioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found.&lt;br /&gt;
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The study titled &amp;ldquo;Lives in debt: narratives of agrarian distress and farmer suicides&amp;rdquo;, conducted by researchers at Shiv Nadar University and published in the latest issue of Economic and Political Weekly, listed faulty crop choices, rising input costs, and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors driving suicides, following field investigations in two of the most suicide-prone districts in India&amp;mdash;Yavatmal in Maharashtra and Sangrur in Punjab.&lt;br /&gt;
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<em>The RBI-commissioned study listed faulty crop choices and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors for farmer suicides<br />
<br />
New Delhi: </em>Shame arising out of inability to repay loans taken from relatives and acquaintances is a key reason for farmers resorting to suicide, a study commissioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found.<br />
<br />
The study titled &ldquo;Lives in debt: narratives of agrarian distress and farmer suicides&rdquo;, conducted by researchers at Shiv Nadar University and published in the latest issue of Economic and Political Weekly, listed faulty crop choices, rising input costs, and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors driving suicides, following field investigations in two of the most suicide-prone districts in India&mdash;Yavatmal in Maharashtra and Sangrur in Punjab.<br />
<br />
The findings come at a time when a farm debt waiver in Uttar Pradesh has sparked demand for similar relief in these two states. In Punjab, despite a record harvest, farmer suicides have continued.<br />
<br />
Despite formal credit to farmers growing tenfold between 2001 and 2012, commercial banks have &ldquo;deepened&rdquo; credit instead of &ldquo;widening&rdquo; it, making loans more accessible to farmers with large landholdings, the study said, adding that &ldquo;it (the surge in formal credit) was insufficient to rule out the predominance of non-institutional sources&rdquo;.<br />
<br />
Citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau, the study observed that close to 270,000 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 years, and despite wide differences in cropping patterns and access to irrigation, the crisis in farming is strikingly similar in districts like Yavatmal (rain-fed cotton belt) and Sangrur (irrigated region growing three crops in a year).<br />
<br />
In Yavatmal, the survey showed that small and marginal farmers (owning less than 2 hectares) who lacked non-farm sources of income were most likely to commit suicide.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The shame associated with one&rsquo;s inability to repay is immense in a village society and it is all the more acute if money is borrowed from relatives,&rdquo; the study observed.<br />
<br />
In Sangrur, the study found that most families where a farmer suicide took place had outstanding debts over Rs200,000. Many families were indebted to traders and commission agents and had exhausted all formal credit channels, the study found.<br />
<br />
It further said that crop choices in these districts were not in tune with the agro-climatic features of the region. Cultivation of Bt cotton in Yavatmal where rainfall is unpredictable and growing rice in Sangrur where water tables are depleting has put farmers under considerable stress, according to the study.<br />
<br />
The researchers observed that a Bt cotton farmer is barely able to meet the rising costs of cultivation, let alone generate a profit sufficient to sustain the household. In Punjab, a highly input-intensive farming and low support prices that did not keep pace with production costs have meant little surplus left with farmers to repay loans.<br />
<br />
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<em>The RBI-commissioned study listed faulty crop choices and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors for farmer suicides<br />
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New Delhi: </em>Shame arising out of inability to repay loans taken from relatives and acquaintances is a key reason for farmers resorting to suicide, a study commissioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found.<br />
<br />
The study titled &ldquo;Lives in debt: narratives of agrarian distress and farmer suicides&rdquo;, conducted by researchers at Shiv Nadar University and published in the latest issue of Economic and Political Weekly, listed faulty crop choices, rising input costs, and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors driving suicides, following field investigations in two of the most suicide-prone districts in India&mdash;Yavatmal in Maharashtra and Sangrur in Punjab.<br />
<br />
The findings come at a time when a farm debt waiver in Uttar Pradesh has sparked demand for similar relief in these two states. In Punjab, despite a record harvest, farmer suicides have continued.<br />
<br />
Despite formal credit to farmers growing tenfold between 2001 and 2012, commercial banks have &ldquo;deepened&rdquo; credit instead of &ldquo;widening&rdquo; it, making loans more accessible to farmers with large landholdings, the study said, adding that &ldquo;it (the surge in formal credit) was insufficient to rule out the predominance of non-institutional sources&rdquo;.<br />
<br />
Citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau, the study observed that close to 270,000 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 years, and despite wide differences in cropping patterns and access to irrigation, the crisis in farming is strikingly similar in districts like Yavatmal (rain-fed cotton belt) and Sangrur (irrigated region growing three crops in a year).<br />
<br />
In Yavatmal, the survey showed that small and marginal farmers (owning less than 2 hectares) who lacked non-farm sources of income were most likely to commit suicide.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The shame associated with one&rsquo;s inability to repay is immense in a village society and it is all the more acute if money is borrowed from relatives,&rdquo; the study observed.<br />
<br />
In Sangrur, the study found that most families where a farmer suicide took place had outstanding debts over Rs200,000. Many families were indebted to traders and commission agents and had exhausted all formal credit channels, the study found.<br />
<br />
It further said that crop choices in these districts were not in tune with the agro-climatic features of the region. Cultivation of Bt cotton in Yavatmal where rainfall is unpredictable and growing rice in Sangrur where water tables are depleting has put farmers under considerable stress, according to the study.<br />
<br />
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Shame of unpaid debt a key reason for farmer suicides, finds study -Sayantan Bera

-Livemint.com The RBI-commissioned study listed faulty crop choices and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors for farmer suicides New Delhi: Shame arising out of inability to repay loans taken from relatives and acquaintances is a key reason for farmers resorting to suicide, a study commissioned by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found. The study titled “Lives in debt: narratives of agrarian distress and farmer suicides”, conducted by researchers at Shiv Nadar University and published in the latest issue of Economic and Political Weekly, listed faulty crop choices, rising input costs, and aspirational consumption patterns as other major factors driving suicides, following field investigations in two of the most suicide-prone districts in India—Yavatmal in Maharashtra and Sangrur in Punjab. The findings come at a time when a farm debt waiver in Uttar Pradesh has sparked demand for similar relief in these two states. In Punjab, despite a record harvest, farmer suicides have continued. Despite formal credit to farmers growing tenfold between 2001 and 2012, commercial banks have “deepened” credit instead of “widening” it, making loans more accessible to farmers with large landholdings, the study said, adding that “it (the surge in formal credit) was insufficient to rule out the predominance of non-institutional sources”. Citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau, the study observed that close to 270,000 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 years, and despite wide differences in cropping patterns and access to irrigation, the crisis in farming is strikingly similar in districts like Yavatmal (rain-fed cotton belt) and Sangrur (irrigated region growing three crops in a year). In Yavatmal, the survey showed that small and marginal farmers (owning less than 2 hectares) who lacked non-farm sources of income were most likely to commit suicide. “The shame associated with one’s inability to repay is immense in a village society and it is all the more acute if money is borrowed from relatives,” the study observed. In Sangrur, the study found that most families where a farmer suicide took place had outstanding debts over Rs200,000. Many families were indebted to traders and commission agents and had exhausted all formal credit channels, the study found. It further said that crop choices in these districts were not in tune with the agro-climatic features of the region. Cultivation of Bt cotton in Yavatmal where rainfall is unpredictable and growing rice in Sangrur where water tables are depleting has put farmers under considerable stress, according to the study. The researchers observed that a Bt cotton farmer is barely able to meet the rising costs of cultivation, let alone generate a profit sufficient to sustain the household. In Punjab, a highly input-intensive farming and low support prices that did not keep pace with production costs have meant little surplus left with farmers to repay loans. Please click here to read more.