@article{ref1,
title="Farmer suicides in India, 1997-2013: Taking stock of data, arguments and evidence",
journal="Economic and political weekly",
year="2021",
author="Roy, D.",
volume="56",
number="15",
pages="50-56",
abstract="A critical examination of the official data on farmer suicides reveals a poor understanding of the issue. Yet, it also reveals that farmers' suicides, on average, account for 14% of the total suicides in the country. It peaked at 16% in 2004, consequently falling to 9% in 2013. It is a region-specific issue and those states with high farmer suicides have persistently remained so. The underlying causes of farmer suicides and non-farmer suicides may be similar across states on account of a high correlation between their corresponding numbers, suggesting that the causes of suicides may include factors other than economic and livelihood issues. © 2021 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-9976",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}