Citation

Mohinder S, Amit K. Asian journal of multidimensional research 2018; 7(4): 67-81.

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(Copyright © 2018, Trans Asian Research)

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Abstract

Farmers committing suicide is a matter of grave concern and it can be a truly embarrassing situation for any society. The problems compelling the farmers to commit suicide require immediate attention as the farmers toil tirelessly to produce grain for us, without which we can"t survive. The data pertaining to farmers" suicides rate in our country is increasing day by day. The suicides incidents of farmers are growing into complexity. If we remain failure tackling this serious issue, the situation may become disastrous and the nation will have to pay a very heavy cost for the same. We are an agriculture based economy where more than 65 per cent population still depends on agriculture. That is why we find from farms spread all over country. In any weather, be it sweltering sun or freezing winter, the farmers are seen working in their fields round the clock. The entire life of the farmers is spent in cultivating their fields. They remain fully engaged in their field work and have no complaint in this regard. Farming includes working in the fields, crop cultivation and planting, crop care, harvesting and selling the crops in the market. Suicides by the farmers is a national problem and the main causes therefore include monsoon failure, high debt burden, defective government policies, public mental health, personal and family problems, floods, droughts, use of genetically modified seed, use of low quality pesticides, losses of non-farm activities, low produce prices, stress and family responsibilities, absence of suitable counseling services, etc. To overcome these problems the suggestions include easy access to credit at low rate of interest, multiple cropping, setting up agro based industries, passing of agriculture technologies to small and marginal farmers, awareness generation, stopping of fragmentation of holdings, crop insurance, better water management, alternate source of income for farmers.

Language: en