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India: Dozens Of More Farmers Commit Suicide Due To Drought

AP | OMER FAROOQ | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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HYDERABAD, India — Dozens of impoverished farmers struggling with debt and poor rainfall have killed themselves in southern India in recent week...

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From Seeds of Suicide to Seeds of Hope: Why Are Indian Farmers Committing Suicide and How Can We Stop This Tragedy?

Vandana Shiva | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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Vandana Shiva

Four hundred billion dollars in subsidies combined with the forced removal of import restriction is a ready-made recipe for farmer suicide.

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The Tragedy of Farmers Suicides in India

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

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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.

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1,500 Farmers in India Commit Suicide: A Wake-Up Call for Humanity

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

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Mallika Chopra

To give a more tangible visualization of that number, that's about four full jumbo jet planes' worth of passengers suddenly committing suicide.

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India: 1,500 Farmers Commit Suicide

The Belfast Telegraph | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

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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 ...

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