FARM SUICIDES IN THE NEO–LIBERAL ERA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Silvy. T.S; Dr. C. Krishnan

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

FARM SUICIDES IN THE NEO–LIBERAL ERA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Silvy. T. S, Dr. C. Krishnan

Abstract :

The adage that Indian farmers are born in debt, lives in debt and bequeaths in debts is as old as history. Though the state of affairs mentioned above has lessened in the bygone years through the affirmative actions of government and other agencies, the plight of the farmers are precarious. The conditions of farmers in all the countries have worsened during the period of neo–liberal era. The day–to–day news papers carry the death stories of Indian farmers. The market mechanism decides the prosperity of the producers, including agricultural entrepreneurs. The new economic policies conditioned by the ethos of globalization and liberalization have pauperized the Indian farmers. The story is not different in a small state like Kerala. It is in this context we have undertaken a study analyse the causes of farmers suicides and distress in small state of Kerala