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321 days of protest — India’s farmers deepen resolve

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The Hidden Crisis of Suicide Among Farmers

India has one of the world's highest suicide rates. Farmers easily fall into debt, whether they're buying expensive pesticides to keep their crop safe or subsidizing bad crop yields if there's a drought. In some states, suicide rates among farmers have crease ten times in just the last five years. The flame thrower tells the story of the radio broadcasters who started that fire and kept it burning from fringes of american politics.

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