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India: Why are suicides among Farmers on the increase? -Murali Krishnan

-Deutsche Welle/ The Telegraph Financial burdens caused by climate change and government polices have led to an rise in the number of suicides among agricultural workers, experts say. The Maharashtra state has suffered more than most New Delhi: In India, over 600 Farmers in the region of Marathwada, Maharashtra state, have died from suicide this year, according to official figures, with a majority of deaths blamed on rains that damaged thousands of...

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Farmers’ suicides increase by 19% in Andhra Pradesh: NCRB

-Deccan Chronicle Visakhapatnam: Farmer suicides in Andhra Pradesh increased by over 19 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, as per the latest National Crime Records Bureau Report. The state stood in third place in farmer suicides in the country, the third time in a row, data provided by the NCRB showed. A total of 1,065 people working in the farm sector (Farmers, tenant Farmers and workers) ended their lives...

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An agricultural labourer died by suicide every 2 hours in 2021: NCRB -Shagun

-Down to Earth Some 5,563 agricultural labourers died by suicide in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau Agriculture was said to be the sole bright spot for India’s gross domestic product growth, clocking a positive growth rate when other sectors fell to the pandemic during the last two years. But the growth did not translate much for agricultural labourers as at least one agricultural labourer died...

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Food output may drop this year amid price rise concerns -Zia Haq

-Hindustan Times Planting of key kharif or summer-sown crops, which account for half of the country’s annual food output, was 1.5% lower on August 26 compared to last year, according to farm ministry data India’s food output is likely to fall after six straight record harvests, as extreme weather dented sowing of crops, such as rice and pulses, raising concerns about inflation and tight supplies, data from the farm ministry indicates. Planting of...

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Organic takeover: How 10,000 Farmers of Telangana, Andhra are steering a silent movement -Abhay Kumar Singh

-Down to Earth A federation of farmer-producer organisations has tapped into the growing organic market to help members raise incomes  Catering directly to the consumers’ needs assures better marketability and incomes. This is what nearly 10,000 Farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have realised over the past decade and are now steering a silent organic movement. It all began in 2009, when a group of consumers in Hyderabad, then part of unified Andhra...

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