FARMER SUICIDE

PRESENTED BY:-BIKAS KUMAR PATRA

Objectives Of The Study

• What is the situation of farmer in India- an agriculture country

• To know the reason behind the Farmer Suicide

INDIAN FARMERS

• The typical Indian farmer is poor. They are unable to provide more than the very basic needs for their families

• The Indian farmer lives in a small village where life proceeds at a much slower pace than it does in the towns and cities

• There is hardly any medical aid available. No school facilities is available for their children. Mode of transport still the old one

SITUATION OF FARMERS IN INDIA

• Income of most farmers is so less, that some resort to the selling of their children to others-- often in involuntary servitude (slavery) to brick kilns, rice mills, and embroidery factories

• The condition of the farmers in India has not changed much even after independence. They are still dependent on the rain god for water

• The prices at which crops and fruits are bought from the farmers is very less when compared to the price at which they are sold

FARMERS SUICIDE

Farmer Suicide Tolls Continued To Rise……

Why Farmers Suicide In An Agriculture Country?

Reason Behind Farmer Suicide:-

Economic Causes:• Over dependence on the monsoons• Lack of proper irrigation• Expensive technologies• Growing expenditures, specially on bought

inputs• Natural hazards caused by drought• Accumulated burden of debt

Contd…

• Neutral seeds• Unsatisfactory agriculture income• Some times they doesn’t have enough money

to sustain him self when there is no crop

Social Causes

• The drinking habit which atrophies the productivity of the farmer.

• Extravagant expenditures on marriages.

• Bad health and illness and inability to meet the necessary expenditure on medicine and health service.

Statistical Analysis of Farmer Suicide

INDIAN FAMERS vs US FARMERSA Comparison

INDIAN FARMER • The average Indian farm family works 80 �

hours per week • Earns about $3,000.00 a year• His wife and children work with him in field• Few have telephones, computers, or other

modern equipment. Most don't even own atractor

Contd…

AMERICAN FARMER• A farmer in the US works very hard (80+ hours

per week) during certain key periods (planting,harvesting, etc.)

• The average American farm family earns $60,000.00 a year

• He has a very comfortable lifestyle�• Farming methods are very modern which make �

farming for him easier and more convenient.

RECOMMENDATION

• Quality Seeds should be provide to the farmers

• Supplementary irrigation

• Reduce use of pesticide

• Organic farming

• Pricing Policies

Contd…

• What is done by ITC in their project E-Choupal should by allowed and promoted by government to other companies

• Financial Assistance should be provided by the government and money should reach in hands of farmers not in the hands of corrupt people

CONCLUSION

• Even though India is known for agriculture. This sector is very underdeveloped

• The farmer that feeds the nation is hungry himself

• Farmers are asset of a country like India and

must be protected and guaranteed for their investment in the uncertain field of agriculture

QUESTIONS???

THANK YOU