In 2019, researchers at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) developed the Kashi Lalima, or a new superfood variety of okra called red bhindi, which is said to have a host of health benefits.
"The reasons why the farmers were resorting to suicide seemed like issues that could be addressed – some spoke of not having money to educate their children while for some it was the lack of money for their daughter's marriage."