FARMER SUICIDES AND

AGRARIAN CRISIS
SUBMITTED BY:RUCHIRA CHOUDHURY
SOUMYA SWARUPA NAYAK
SWARUP RANJAN GHADEI

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CONTENT
WAYANAD AN INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
REFERENCES

 THE WAYANAD DISTRICT OF KERALA HAS ATTRACTED THE NATION'S ATTENTION IN

THE RECENT YEARS DUE TO THE FARMERS' SUICIDES ON A LARGE SCALE.
130 FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE IN THE YEAR
2004 IN THIS SMALL DISTRICT WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 8 LAKHS (2001 CENSUS).
THE RATIO OF SUICIDE VICTIMS TO THE DISTRICT POPULATION WAS THE HIGHEST
FOR WAYANAD. IN ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THAT HAS A
POPULATION OF LITTLE MORE THAN 36 LAKH, AROUND 600 PEOPLE COMMITTED
SUICIDE IN A YEAR.
IN COMPARISON, THE RATIO OF SUICIDE IS HIGHER IN WAYANAD. EVEN THE MASS
MEDIA HAS NEGLECTED THIS IMPORTANT ASPECT AND FAILED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
PITIABLE CONDITION OF TRIBAL AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN WAYANAD.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What were the reasons which led to farmer suicides in Wayanad district of Kerala ?
What were the overall impact on the families due to farmer suicides ?
What were the people movements that emerged due to this crisis and what was the government's
reaction ?

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