- In India, over 600 farmers in the region of Marathwada, Maharashtra state, have died from suicide this year.
- This year, however, extreme rainfall events in Maharashtra damaged crops across 800,000 hectares, affecting farmers in 24 districts, mostly in the regions of Marathwada and Vidarbha.
- Two-thirds of India’s population of 1.3 billion depends on farming for their livelihood, but agriculture makes up just around 17% of the nation’s total economic output, amounting to around $2.3 trillion (€2.3 trillion).
India: Why are suicides among farmers on the increase? 01.09.2022
