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Farmers’ suicide cases rise 26 percent to 1,109 in 2014 [1]

The number of suicide cases by farmers due to agrarian reasons have increased by 26 percent to 1,109 in 2014, with majority of deaths reported from Maharashtra, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2015
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Maharashtra [3], Farmers [4], Drought [5], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [6], Rice [7], Wheat [8], Maize [9]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize