Indian farmers commit mass suicide
DEBT related to crop failures has driven more than 1500 farmers in the Indian state of Chattisgarh to commit suicide. The Indian Government recently waivered $15 billion worth of farmer loans, but it had no effect on those who were forced into private arrangements with local money-lenders. More than 10,000 of India’s farmers have killed themselves in the past decade. *A popular crop is BT Cotton (GMO); they drink the pesticide when it fails.
