Farmers Suicide in India

Indian farmers commit suicide at a far lower rate than the rest of the population.

If we give a cursory look at how much agriculture has been contributing to Indian economy; the number over years are shocking to say the least. Share of Agriculture and Allied Services in Indian GDP decreased from 52% in 1950-51 to 14% in 2013-14 according to a planning commission report. The decrease has been constant and not gradual by any stretch of imagination; decreasing by 3.5%-4% points every 5 years in the recent decades. This basically means that out of India's current GDP just 14% is being provided by agriculture and allied services (12% if you consider just agriculture).

Source : http://knoema.com/AGRIND2015/farmer-suicides-india

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