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Farmer suicide

  • Suicide in the agricultural sector

Nature

Reports have been increasing of suicide among farmers after poor harvest yields. Attributable causes of poor yields are are climate change and the introduction of GM seeds which break the traditional practice of seed saving. Contributing factors are financial devastation, poor community support, and easy access to means of self-harm.

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Suicide
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020