Yogesh, H. S. and Chethana, B. (2016) An analysis on growth and trends of farmers’ suicide in Karnataka. International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences, 5 (7). pp. 57-62. ISSN 2278-6236
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Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Karnataka and it is the main occupation for more than 60 per cent of population. But in recent years agriculture sector in Karnataka facing several problems. In Karnataka, which has the second largest arid zone in the country after Rajasthan, has been reeling under a farmers suicide problem. The farmer suicide rate in Karnataka has hit the highest level in a decade, highlighting agrarian distress in the state. According Agriculture Department statistics, 1, 002 farmers have ended their lives from April 1, 2015 to January 11, 2016. With this, Karnataka has broken all previous records as far as farmer suicides are concerned. The districts particularly Mandya, Mysore, Haveri, Belagavi, Bidar, Tumkur, Gadag, Dharwad and Davangere districts have recorded the highest number of farmer suicides since April, 2015. With this backdrop the present study is going to examine the growth and trends in farmers’ suicide in Karnataka.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | A Arts and Humanities > Economics |
| Divisions: | Department of > Economics and Cooperation |
| Depositing User: | Manjula P Library Assistant |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2019 05:35 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2019 05:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/2340 |
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