Andhra Pradesh Farmer Suicide
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Farmer Drank Pesticide, Son Quits School To Support Mother, Siblings
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: Shiva Prasad wants to go to school. At 14, that is where he should be. That is where he was, in Class VII, preparing for his annual examination like millions of children at this time of the year. But ten days back, a second successive year of drought pushed his father over the edge. Rama Rao, a farmer in Guntur district of A...
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Andhra Pradesh boys say they will leave school to repay debts: How can you help
Andhra farmer suicide, Andhra Pradesh farmer suicide
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Farmer suicide: Sons say they will leave school to repay debts
Ramu and Shekhar, brothers and teenagers, live in a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh's Mahbubnagar district. Their home is a tiny, concrete one-room structure with virtually nothing to distinguish it from others near it. But Ramu and Shekhar are not uncomfortable when we ask to film them.
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You can save these teens from being sold as bonded labour
For Ramu and Shekhar, aged 16 and 14, their father's suicide has brought all the grief of losing a parent, and the likelihood of turning from young students passionate about their studies to bonded labour. Their mother hopes they will be employed by a big landlord or local sahukar (moneylender) who will pay Rs 10,000 as advance wages for a year. De...
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Women farmers who commit suicide ignored by state
Critics say the state government's guidelines for defining who is a farmer and what is a genuine farmer suicide has tended to be exclusive rather than inclusive. Women are not identified as farmers, especially because land is rarely bought or registered in their names.
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Harvest of death on Andhra Pradesh's killing fields
The cotton farms in Andhra Pradesh have turned into killing fields for farmers. At least 90 farmers have committed suicide in the last two months; the reason - monsoon failed them and so did the government.
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Farmer Drank Pesticide, Son Quits School To Support Mother, Siblings
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: Shiva Prasad wants to go to school. At 14, that is where he should be. That is where he was, in Class VII, preparing for his annual examination like millions of children at this time of the year. But ten days back, a second successive year of drought pushed his father over the edge. Rama Rao, a farmer in Guntur district of A...
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Andhra Pradesh boys say they will leave school to repay debts: How can you help
Andhra farmer suicide, Andhra Pradesh farmer suicide
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Farmer suicide: Sons say they will leave school to repay debts
Ramu and Shekhar, brothers and teenagers, live in a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh's Mahbubnagar district. Their home is a tiny, concrete one-room structure with virtually nothing to distinguish it from others near it. But Ramu and Shekhar are not uncomfortable when we ask to film them.
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You can save these teens from being sold as bonded labour
For Ramu and Shekhar, aged 16 and 14, their father's suicide has brought all the grief of losing a parent, and the likelihood of turning from young students passionate about their studies to bonded labour. Their mother hopes they will be employed by a big landlord or local sahukar (moneylender) who will pay Rs 10,000 as advance wages for a year. De...
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Women farmers who commit suicide ignored by state
Critics say the state government's guidelines for defining who is a farmer and what is a genuine farmer suicide has tended to be exclusive rather than inclusive. Women are not identified as farmers, especially because land is rarely bought or registered in their names.
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Harvest of death on Andhra Pradesh's killing fields
The cotton farms in Andhra Pradesh have turned into killing fields for farmers. At least 90 farmers have committed suicide in the last two months; the reason - monsoon failed them and so did the government.
