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"Every 30 Minutes": Crushed by debt and neoliberal reforms, Indian farmers commit suicide at a staggering rate - A report by CHR&GJ - NYU School of Law - Interview with Democracy Now

A quarter of a million Indian farmers have committed suicide in the last 16 years—an average of one suicide every 30 minutes.

Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 05:46 PM

The crisis has ballooned with economic liberalization that has removed agricultural subsidies and opened Indian agriculture to the global market. Small farmers are often trapped in a cycle of insurmountable debt, leading many to take their lives out of sheer desperation.

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