In India, Bucking The ‘Revolution’ By Going Organic
Interesting quote from the article:
Environmental groups in India estimate that more than 300,000 farmers like Sharma have switched to organic growing methods in recent years, or have started the transition from conventional to organic farming. Comparisons between India and the U.S. are difficult because their economies and cultures [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Farmer suicides’
On NPR: Organic Farming in Punjab
Posted in Environment, Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Farmer suicides, NPR, Organic on 3 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A depressing graph
Posted in Political Economy, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Farmer suicides on 14 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rate of suicides = the number of suicides per one lakh (100,000) population. Kerala is #3. In 2006, about 9,000 people committed suicide in Kerala.
Source: National Crime Records Bureau of India, 2006
