farmer suicide

Puli Raju from Telangana is a government school teacher, who has worked for over two decades with families of farmer suicide victims to get them their rightful compensation, financial aid, mental support, and more

Instead of dumping their produce and losing their life savings, these initiatives in Satara, Bengaluru and on Twitter are helping farmers earn an income during the COVID-19 lockdown. If successful in the long run, these initiatives could revolutionize farming in India.

Innovation is vital, irrespective of which field or sector it has been employed too, and technological interventions are surely what India owes its farmers.

"We had never stepped out of our homes alone and so, when I announced that I am going to be a Jal Saheli, people scoffed that Geeta alone cannot do anything. They were right, I could not do anything alone. So I gathered more women of my village to join in this mission."

Solutions like rainwater harvesting, agroforestry and recharge wells that root on sustainability are already helping farmers sustain throughout the year.

"We received a call from this distressed farmer who was facing legal problems about the succession of his land. He was prepared to take his life and had called us as the last resort."

Experts have frequently pointed out that loan waiver is not a solution to India’s farm distress. Then what is the way out?

Did you know that cotton accounts half of all pesticide use in India? And that inhaling this poisonous spray can lead to farmers losing their vision, hearing or speech, and even die?

Millet Mama was conceptualised and founded by civil engineer-turned-restaurateur Abhishek B, who hails from the Mandya district in the state.

"The area under Rabi and summer crops shrunk sharply due to mere 66 percent of the average rainfall during the Kharif season in 2017."