500 Farmers Commit Mass Suicide in India

The Tragedy of Farmers Suicides in India

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


Mallika Chopra

The current fate of farmers in India is a tangled hierarchy that involves politics, agro-business, multinationals, trade liberalization, global subsidies, the environment, water, ethics, and human rights.

India: 1,500 Farmers Commit Suicide

The Belfast Telegraph | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of ...