Transcript Crowded Concert - FarmersSuicideIndia

Farmers Suicide In India
Why does
a farmer
in India commits suicide
in every thirty minutes?
Abhik Kumar Mukherjee
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Introduction
India’s shocking rates of suicide are highest in areas
with the most debt-ridden farmers. Who are clinging
to tiny smallholdings – less than one hectare – and
trying to grow ‘cash crops’, such as cotton and coffee,
that are highly susceptible to global price fluctuations.
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 Agriculture, the backbone of the Indian economy.
 Contributes about 14.5 percent to India's GDP, while
it engages nearly 52 percent of country's total labour
force.
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 In 2010, 187,000 Indians killed themselves – one
fifth of all global suicides.
 About 833 million people – almost 70% of the
Indian population – still live in rural areas.
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 A large proportion of these rural
Inhabitants have not benefited from
the economic growth of the past twenty
years. In fact, liberalisation has brought
about a crisis in the agricultural sector
that has pushed many small-scale cash
crops farmers into debt and in
many cases to suicide.
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Myth of Democracy
 Myth: “Government of the people, by the
people, for the people”.
 Reality: Government of the people, by the
millionaires, for the millionaires.
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Statistics
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Solutions
 Proactive risk management that can help prevent or
lessen damages. For example, early warning system
about the rainfall pattern and climate patterns can
help the farmers to cultivate accordingly.
 Unleash opportunities. By, educating the farmers to
cultivate seasonal, all weather crops and educating
them about the technology in order to bring
prosperity through crop intensity, improved soil
usage, water management and modern farm tools.
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Conclusion
Risk management can help in better preparation and
coping for drought and flood times. In the process
reducing suicide rates.
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Thank You
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