13696696 farmers suicide
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Farmers Suicides in Vidarbha
ByDr. Sangita Warade
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Objectives
1. To study the socio- economic characteristics of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha
2. To study the income and expenditure pattern of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha
3. To identify the factors responsible for the suicideof the farmers.
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Different Reports on Farmers SuicidesSr.No
Report By
1 Welfare Subsystem for the Karnataka. Deshpande2002
2 Market Imperfections and Farmers Distress inMaharashtra-Oct 2003.
Mohanty and Shroff Gokhale Institue of Politics and EconomicsSubmitted to :- Agro-economic Research Centre,
3 Causes of Farmers Suicides in Maharashtra: An
Enquiry March-2005
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Osmanabad
Submitted to:- Mumbai High Court4 Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra
Jan 2006Shrijit Mishra, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.Submitted to:- Maharashtra Government.
5 Circumstances in which Farmers Committedsuicide in Buldhana district of Vidarbha Region.-Feb 2006(Seminar Report)
H.R.RajputDr.PDKV, Akola
6 A Study on the Distressed Marginal Farmers inthe Suicide affected villages of WesternVidarbha Zone -Feb-06
Savitri Jyotirao Samajikarya Mahavidyalaya ,Yavatmal
7 National Commission on Farmers- Fourth Report M.S. Swaminathan
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reports
1. Welfare Subsystem for the Karnataka Recommendations:
Creation of Farmers Welfare Fund and Security System for aged farmers and awareness of theharmful effects of alcohol consumption etc .
2. Market Imperfections and Farmers Distress in MaharashtraCauses:
The macro as well as the micro level analysis indicates that market imperfection in process of causing loss of agricultural income for the farmers have created economic hardship for them.Such hardship pushes the farmers to distressful conditions when crop fails owing to bad weather or adverse agro-climatic conditions and consequenent indebtness to informal agencies .
Recommendations:1.Creation of A wareness among the farmers about their duties, obligations and responsibilitiestoward their family, community and society at large
2. Dissemination of the Insecticide Resistance Management (INM) strategies for Cotton.3.Public and Private agencies must ensure the purity and distribution of seed to interior villages.4.National Agricultural Insurance Scheme ( NAIS ) must be encouraged.5. Private Sector must be allowed to develop agricultural markets as it will improve marketinfrastructure and reduce market imperfections6. Cotton Federation should operate in competition with private traders regarding the cotton
prices and should avoid delay in payment . .
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reportscontinue.
3. Causes of Farmers Suicides in Maharashtra: An EnquiryCauses:
1.Heavy indebtedness2.Mismatch of Cost of Cultivation and Minimum Support Prices3. Overuse of Fertilizers and pesticides and use of Genetically Modified seeds(GM)4. Increase in number of small farmers (land holdings problem)5. Private moneylending6.Rainfed Agriculture.
7. Lack to access the information8. 80 % victims didnt received any compensation from government9. Absence of safety net
Major three:- Repeated crop failure, rising cost of cultivation and indebtness .Recommendations:
1.Immediate recommendations are:- payment of 2.5 lakh to victim families, investigation of circumstances, creation of safety net covering the assurance of minimum life support system for thecultivator and their production system, provision of facility of e-network for getting information,2. Long-term Solutions are :- Rehabilitation of the system, policies focusing farmers, policies tosupport the marginal and small farmers, polices supporting crop cultivation and price support policies.Minimum Support Prices should match up with cost of cultivation, creation of safety net for cultivatorsand their families. Setting up commission for taking decisions on issues of Genetically ModifiedTechnology and its impact on agriculture. Commission for issue of irrigation schemes in terms of surfaceand groundwater irrigation.
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reportscontinue.
4. Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra
Causes:
1. Indebtness2. Higher Cost of Cultivation3. Deterioration of economic status4. Conflict with other family members5. Crop failure.
6. Burden of marriages.7. Addictions8. Disputes with neighbours9. Health problems
Recommendations:
Revitalize rural financial market, Regulation of private moneylenders, finance through Self Help Groups. Crop Insurance, Water management, Land management, diversification, revive of extension, improvement in input quality, organic farming, Integrated Pest Management should
be encouraged, Increase in Import Tariff, Price Stabilization, Reduction in use of pesticides,Creation of Helplines, reduction in social expenditures
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reportscontinue.
5. Circumstances in which Farmers Committed suicide in Buldhana district of Vidarbha Region
Causes:
Circumstances are interlinked and not a particular cause is responsible .
Recommendations:
1.Farmer should adopt recommended cropping pattern .
2. Conservation of water and rainwater harvesting need to be done.3. Diversification is must4.Reduction in use of Chemicals (insecticides and fertilizer)5. Cooperative Farming is recommended.6.Federation and monopoly cotton procurement scheme should give advance payment for
cotton cultivation.
7. Infrastructural development is need to be developed.
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reportscontinue.
6. A Study on the Distressed Marginal Farmers in the Suicide affected villages of WesternVidarbha Zone
Causes:
81 Reasons are given regarding to Lack of Land Management, Seed and sowing methods problems, adverse economic condition, Lack of Resources management, Social problems, lack of Human Resources Management, lack of Training and Incidental events.
Recommendations:
1.Arrangement of trainings and demonstrations at village level2. Give solutions/demonstrations directly on the farm of the marginal farmers3.Encourage the supplementary farm enterprises4. Major emphasis was given on soil and water conservation, watershed development,
cropping pattern and diversification
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Causes and Recommendations of Different Reportscontinue.
7. National Commission on Farmers- Fourth Report
Recommendations:
Land Use, soil health enhancements, augmentation of area under
irrigation coupled with efficiency in water use, credit and insurancereform, technology upgradation and dissemination, Marketdevelopment with supporting infrastructure, health and livelihoodsecurity of farm population
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Area of Study : Out of total 11 districts the7district(Buldhana, Akola, Washim, Amravati, Yeotmal,Wardha and Nagpur) of Vidarbha are selected for the study.The Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli havenegligible cases of suicides and sample is not sufficient for analysis. So these four district are not included in analysis
Total Sample size:- 205 farmers suicide cases areconsidered (Male = 199 and Female=6)
Data Collection Period :2005-06
Methodology
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Sr. No Districts Numbers of Farmers
Suicide till sept2006
Numbers of FarmersSuicide considered by
govt for genuine reason
1 Buldhana 504 186
2 Akola 308 185
3 Washim 300 179
4 Amravati 570 231
5 Wardha 277 118
6 Yeotmal 815 400
Vidarbha 2774 1299
Actual Number of Farmers Suicide Cases
Source: www.vnss-mission.gov.in , 6 districts of state govt package
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Sr. No Annual period Actulal FarmersSuicide
Considered
FarmersSuicide
Growth innumber of
actual suicidecases
(6 districts) (6 districts) (percent)
1 1/1/2001 to 31/12/2001 49 29 100
2 1/1/2002 to 31/12/2002 105 72 214
3 1/1/2003 to 31/12/2003 143 89 291
4 1/1/2004 to 31/12/2004 441 249 900
5 1/1/2005 to 31/12/2005 429 273 879
6 1/1/2006 to 31/12/2006 1446 577 2957
1/1/2007 to 31/2/2007 159 10
Total Numbers of Farmers Suicide 2774 1299
Growth in number of Farmers Suicide during last six year
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Growth in Farmers Suicides in Vidar
49 105 143441 429
1446
1590
500
1000
15002000
Yr. 2001 Yr. 2002 Yr. 2003 Yr. 2004 Yr. 2005 Yr. 2006 UptoFebYr.2007
Year
N u
m b e r o f S u
i c i d e s
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Age Group of the suicided farmers in Vidarbha
1.46
35.12
51.71
11.71
0-20 yrs
20-39 yrs
40-59 yrs
Above 60 yrs
1) Age Group of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha
In the Vidarbha, the 51.71 percent suicided farmers were ranging between age group of 40 to 59 years,while the 35.12 percent suicided farmers were ranging between age group of 20 to 39 years. Among thedistricts, in Yeotmal, the 60.78 farmers were ranging between age of 40 to 59 years. The percentagerevealed that the maximum farmers were belonging to the age group when the person usually hasresponsibility of family.
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Educational Status of the suicided farmers in Vid
11.71
19.51
19.02
41.95
7.80
Illiterate
Prinmary SchooMiddle School
High School
Collage
2) Educational Status of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha
The highest percentage of the educational level of suicided farmers in Vidarbha was high school level i.e.41.95 percent farmers were high school educated.. Among the districts, farmers in the Amravati weremostly high school educated (58 percent).
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Distribution of Farmers as per size of holding
16.59
32.6830.73
16.593.41
0 to 0.99
1 to 1.99
2 to 3.99
4 to 9.99
above 10
3) A) Average Size of land holding of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha.
The average size of land holding is farms of the suicided farmers in Vidarbha was 2.68 ha per farm.The average land holding per farm were highest in Washim i.e. 4.15 hectares. The number of farmers inhavening land between 1 to 1.99 and between 2 to 3.99 were highest i.e. 32.68 and 30.73 percent respectively.
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Share of Irrigated land in total land of the farmers suicided inVidarbha
2.54 0.00
8.842.51
22.61
7.98 11.59 6.17
0.005.00
10.0015.00
20.0025.00
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Cropping Pattern of the farms of the suicidedfarmers in Vidarbha
35.78
33.16
8.11
8.71
3.94
2.39
0.390.77
0.041.754.48
0.49
CottonSoybeanTur Kh. Jowar MungUdidSunflower GroundnutWheatGramSafflower Other Crop
3) B) Cropping Pattern of the farm of the suicided farmers in Vidarbha
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Cropping Pattern of the farm of the suicided farmers in Vidarbha
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4) Family size of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha
The family size of Vidarbha family indicates the number of female per family was 2.59 and number of male was 3.15
Family size of farmers suicided in Vi
3.18 3.38 3.26 2.91 2.873.45
3.00 3.152.45
1.96
2.78 2.57 2.53 2.593.25
2.59
5.63 5.336.04
5.48 5.406.05 6.25 5.74
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5) Fix Capital Investment of the farmers suicided in Vidarbha.
The per farm fix capital investment was Rs. 281350.03 in Vidaarbha. Out of this the value of land was Rs.273360.00 and value of other assets was Rs. 7990.03. The value of other assets was very low and reveals the holdingof others assets than land is less, which make difficulties in operating farm practices.
Fixed C apital of the family of the su icided farmers i
251940.0
141780.0
358020.0
423300.0
182580.0
279480.0 277440.0 273360.0
6 8 05 .0 7 3 45 .7 1 10718.0 9130.4 3780.3 8 85 4.7 8 27 6.0 7 99 0.0
0.0050000.00
100000.00
150000.00200000.00250000.00300000.00350000.00400000.00450000.00
Y e o t m a
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B u l b h a
n a
A m r a v
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W a s h i
m N a
g p u r
A k o l a
W a r d h
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V i d a r b
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Distric
F i x C a p i t a l
Value O f Land
Value of other ass
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Pe r annum regular expenditure of the famisuicide d farmers in Vidarbha
10946.4
2664.13718.2
2026.4 857.2 595.4
20808.0
0.005000.00
10000.0015000.0020000.0025000.00
A n n u a l
g r o c e r
y
E d u c a t
i o n C l o
t h e s
E l e c t r i
c i t y B i l l s
L u x u r i o
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s O t h e r T o t
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E x p
e n d i t u r e
6) Regular Expenditure of the families of the Farmers Suicided in Vidarbha.
The annual regular expenditure on grocery, bills, clothes, luxurious items was Rs. 20808.06 inVidarbha. The expenditure on grocery, clothes and education was Rs.10946.41(52.61 percent), 3718.28(17.87
percent) and 2664.19(12.80 percent) respectively.
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Last 10 years expenditure on major even
20553.30
43256.56
8126.52 5068.13 1874.83
78879.33
0.0010000.0020000.0030000.0040000.0050000.0060000.0070000.0080000.0090000.00
House
construction
Marriage Illnes s Social
ceromanies
Other Total
ExpeditureEvents/Incidenc
E x
p e n d i t u r e
per annum expenditure =7887.9
7) Last 10 years expenditure on major events/incidences of the families of the Farmers Suicided in Vidarbha
Per family the expenditure on major events like marriage, house construction, social ceremonies and illnessor the 10 years is considered other than regular expenditure. The estimates indicate that in Vidarbha region the major expenditure was made on marriage during the last 10 years i.e. Rs. 43256.56(54.84 percent), it is followed by houseconstruction (Rs. 20553.30). The total expenditure during last 10 years was Rs. 78879.33. and per annum it comes Rs7887.93. It indicate the saving of the each family should be at least Rs7887.93 to cover the expenditure on major eventsthe major events. The saving need to be highest in Akola (Rs 13725.45 )
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Income and Expe nditure of the family of the suifarmers in Vidarbha
3627.8
20808.0
7887.9
-25068.1
-30000
-20000
-10000
0
10000
20000
30000
Net Income Peryear regular family
expenditure
Per year expenditure on
Events
Gap betweenNet Return and
Annualexpenditure
Particular
I n c o m e a n d
E x p
e n d i t u r e
8) Costs and Returns of different enterprises of the families of the suicided farmers in Vidarbha.
The net income from all enterprises was Rs. 3627.84 per annum . While the per annum regular expenditure was Rs.20808.06 and expenditure on events was Rs.7887.93. (total Rs.28695.99). It indicates theexpenditure per annum is more by Rs. 25068.15 over the net income per annum.. If farmers uses recommendedexpenditure i.e. Rs 37140 per family, the gap between income and expenditure will be Rs.33512.16.
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G a p b e t w e e n r e c o m m e n d e d e x p e n d itu r e a n d p r e so f t h e f a m i ly o f th e s u i c id e d f a rm e r s in Vi d a
3627.8
3714
-33512 .-40000
-20000
0
20000
40000
60000
Net Inc om e P er annumr e c o m m e n d e d
expendi tue
Gap be tween Ne t Reand Ann ual expendi t
par t icu l
E x p e n d i t u r e a n d
I n c o m e
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9) Loan Status of the Farmers Suicided in Vidarbha.
Out of total loan cases, the 42.81 percent loan cases were from cooperative bank, 18.96 percent werefrom relatives and 18.68 percent were from nationalized banks in Vidarbha. On average debt per head in Vidarbha isRs. 50730.25. The percentage of debted farmers in Vidarbha is 97.07. Among the districts, the debt per head washighest in Akola i.e. Rs 65710.28, it is followed by Washim Rs.52483.17. Regular family expenditure like grocery,
bills, clothes etc as well as expenditure on events likes marriage, house construction, social ceremonies and illness issignificantly correlated with loan in Vidarbha.
Sources of the loan taken by the farmers suicided in Vidarbha(Percent)
18.65
42.81
15.60
18.96
3.98
Nationalised BankCooperative Bank
Private Moneylende r
Relatives
Other
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De bt pe r he ad of the suicided farmer s family in Vidarbh
37487.1
45961.150098.4 52483.151685.1
65710.2
51686.4 50730.2
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
Y e o t m
a l
B u l b h a
n a
A m r a v
a t i
W a s h i
m
N a g p
u r A k o
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W a r d
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V i d a r b
h a
Distric
D e b t
Debt per hea
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10) Reasons of farmers suicide:
The 25 reasons forcing the farmers to commit
suicides are identified. Out of 25 reasons,1)Deterioration of economic condition 58 %
2)Continuous crop failure 57 %
3)Improper and unstable price 53 %
4)Bank loan 48 %
5)High cost technology 41 %6)Family expenditure. 35 %
7)Marriage expenditure 25 %
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11) Measure suggested to stop the farmers suicides
The farmers suggested some measure to improve theeconomic condition and to stop the suicides
1) Proper and stable price to their produce 93%
2) Exempted from loan 87%
3) Creation of irrigation infrastructure 49 %
4) Employment generation 42 %
5) Low cost of input chemicals. 42%
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Conclusion The indebted farmers were 97 percent. The net income from all recourses was negligible i.e.Rs 3627.84 per annum
per family The family expenditure was Rs.28695.99 per annum per family. The price received per quintal was not stable and not covering the cost of
cultivation.Policy Implications
The farmer may be exempted from loan. The efforts are needed to get proper and stable price for his produce . The basic infrastructure can be created to increase income from different
sources. Income from subsidiary enterprises can be increased for the upliftment of
the economic condition of farmers to cover the recommended expenditure per family.
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Income Group
Sr. No District Costs R eturns Costs Re turns Costs Re turns Costs Re turns
1 Yeo tm al 7 265 .7 7 12 35 1. 85 2 82 50 .0 0 2 67 05 .5 6 4 50 00 .0 0 4 00 00 .0 0 9 15 00 .0 0 8 030 0. 00
2 B ul bh an a 8 289 .2 0 11 71 5. 25 2 59 31 .0 0 2 73 14 .0 0 4 40 00 .0 0 4 66 20 .0 0 7 00 00 .0 0 110 10 0. 00
3 Amrava ti 10265 .24 13655 .83 26430 .00 28913 .24 48000 .00 47166 .67 112250.00 113810.00
4 Wa sh im 1 03 80 .0 0 11 28 0. 00 2 65 50 .0 0 2 79 75 .0 0 4 81 75 .0 0 4 61 50 .0 0 6 70 00 .0 0 8 633 3. 33
5 Nagpur 7260.71 10663.89 24225.00 26586.40 NA NA NA NA6 A ko la 85 36. 07 13 42 0. 00 2863 7.5 0 2 886 1.3 6 495 00.0 0 5580 0. 00 66000 .00 68 370 .00
7 W ardha 10290.91 12575.00 24400.00 29700.00 NA NA NA NA
Vidarbha 8898.27 12237.40 26346.21 28007.94 46935.00 47147.33 81350.00 91782.67
Sample S
20000 to 399990 to 19999 40001 to 59999 60000 above
86(41.95) 79(38.54) 16(7.80) 24(11.71)
Returnwise Costs and Returns of different enterprises per family