India becomes second largest producer of cotton

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India becomes second largest producer of cotton [1]

India has toppled the us to become the second largest producer of cotton, after China, states the cotton fiscal of 2006-2007. Statistics also show that by October-end, the annual cotton farmers' suicide-mark has crossed 1,000. But the why behind suicides

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14/12/2006

Author(s): Sourav Mishra [2]

Source: Down to Earth [3]

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