1Department of Economics, Government First Grade College, Shiralakoppa-577428, Shikaripura Tq, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka State, India
2Department of Commerce, Government First Grade College, Shiralakoppa-577428, Shikaripura Tq, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka State, India, raghavpondiuni@gmail.com
*Corresponding author: anil15624@gmail.com
Online published on 12 September, 2019.
The purpose of the study is to examine why Farmers suicide is a burning issue in India. Farmers are life savers then why they are killing themselves. Is there any nexus between farmers’ suicide and government actions. Agriculture sector data like GDP for 1960–2016, Share of agriculture sector to GDP and disparities in Agriculture and Non agriculture income also agriculture census data from 1951 to 2011 were obtained. Study depicts about what NSSO and NCRB data says about farmers’ distress in India. Doubling farmers’ income by 2022–23 could become the only panacea for thwarting farmers’ suicide in India comparison of agricultural income with non agricultural income also another area of study. In this way farmers suicide issues challenges and remedies has been discussed.
The study suggests that farmers need to be protected from falling into the trap of the spiralling debt, which is the primary risk factor for suicide. For this, farming must be protected from failure and made profitable.
Farmer's suicide, Agrarian Distress, Sustainable Development, Irrigation, Agrarian crisis
