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Originally Posted by _Richard_
i am definitely no fan of monsanto, but dude what is this? 3 minutes debunks both the numbers and the entire premise.
i highly doubt monsanto is in the indian farmer loan sharking business directly. Sounds more like the stunts banks pulled on the US Farmers in the 20s and 30s |
"17,638 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009 — about one death every 30 minutes"
"Oftentimes, the farmers would commit the act by drinking the very same insecticide that Monsanto supplied them with"
The stats you show do not match the suicide rate. You have it at 2-3K total whilst the official suicide count in india is 130.000/year...the following seems to support my claim:
In 2012, the National Crime Records Bureau of India reported 13,754 farmer suicides.[91] Farmer suicides account for 11.2% of all suicides in India
I monsanto involved directly?? well as somebody who owns commercial green houses and knows a bit about agriculture, I know how much $$$$$$ there is in seeds and pesticides and its in the billions...whether monsanto gives out the loan or some monsanto buddy bank makes little difference...monsanto knows their crops fail, they know the farmers will need insecticide (special mon$$$aanto brand) and its a racket any way you look at it...
monsanto deliberately lies about the yields and resistance of their cotton...monsanto may not be the only player in the racketeering but they are guilty as hell no matter how you look at it...