http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/13/farmer-suicides-continue/ Tracking Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/13/farmer-suicides-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-3133 Cellphones and (Rural) Development, Part Two « ThinkChange India Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:51:08 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=161#comment-3133 [...] Cellphones and (Rural) Development, Part Two Posted on April 25, 2008 by prernasri The agricultural sector employs 2/3 of India’s population, and contributes to 1/3 of its gross domestic product (GDP) - yet, Indian farmers in rural communities are plagued by debt, falling commodity prices, changing weather patterns, fluctuating demands in the global market, and failing crops. In regions such as Vidarbha, farmer suicides are endemic, to the extent that even the recent governmental debt relief scheme has been unable to mitigate the crisis. [...] [...] Cellphones and (Rural) Development, Part Two Posted on April 25, 2008 by prernasri The agricultural sector employs 2/3 of India’s population, and contributes to 1/3 of its gross domestic product (GDP) – yet, Indian farmers in rural communities are plagued by debt, falling commodity prices, changing weather patterns, fluctuating demands in the global market, and failing crops. In regions such as Vidarbha, farmer suicides are endemic, to the extent that even the recent governmental debt relief scheme has been unable to mitigate the crisis. [...]

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