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The following are the causes of farmer suicide :- A. Changing cropping pattern B. Liberalisation policies C. Debt burden D. Change of occupation Choose the correct answer from the options given below |
A, B, C Only B, C, D Only A, B, D Only A, C, D Only |
A, B, C Only |
The spate of farmers’ suicides that has been occurring in the different parts of the country since 1997-98 can be linked to the ‘agrarian distress’ caused by structural changes in agriculture and changes in economic and agricultural policies. These include: the changed pattern of landholdings; changing cropping patterns especially due to the shift to cash crops; liberalisation policies that have exposed Indian agriculture to the forces of globalisation; heavy dependence on high-cost inputs; the withdrawal of the state from agricultural extension activities to be replaced by multinational seed and fertiliser companies; decline in state support for agriculture; and individualisation of agricultural operations. Debt burden is another main reason. |