Indian Farmers: Pushed Over The Edge

Everyday, 31 farmers killed themselves in India in 2016 Source: NCRB - ADSI 2016 11379 farm suicides were registered in India in 2016 Source: NCRB - ADSI 2016 Down from 12602 in 2015 Source: Lok Sabha Question 338/ 2019 Maharashtra tops the number of farm suicides in India Source: NCRB - ADSI 2016 A third or over 3600 farm related suicides were from Maharashtra Source: NCRB - ADSI 2016 The data does not give the reasons for farm suicides But more often than not, the overarching reasons are Crushing debt, Erratic rainfall, Inadequate govt. support price for crops Bite : Farmer from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Source: Sunil Ahire/ Twitter “I had to sell crop at only Rs. 8 per kg. I had to employ labourers to pick onions from the field in rain. How do I pay them? What should I take home to feed my family? What should I feed my son? Does the government care? They come to form a government. Do they have a clue or worry about the distress of farmers in Maharashtra?” Farm Suici