TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Farmer suicides in India, 1997-2013: Taking stock of data, arguments and evidence
JO  - Economic and political weekly
A1  - Roy, D.
SP  - 50
EP  - 56
VL  - 56
IS  - 15
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-9976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -