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Articles | Volume 373
Articles | Volume 373
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-115-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-115-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 373
12 May 2016
 | 12 May 2016

A socio-hydrological comparative assessment explaining regional variances in suicide rate amongst farmers in Maharashtra, India

Nadja I. den Besten, Saket Pande, and Hubert H. G. Savenije

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Maharashtra is one of the states in India that has witnessed highest rates of farmer suicides as proportion of total number of suicides. We interpret the crisis using a socio-hydrological model in two adjoining regions in Maharashtra, Marathwada and Desh, with higher farmer suicide rates in the former. The analysis confirms existing narratives: low (soil) water storage capacities, no irrigation and access to alternative sources of incomes are to blame for the crisis.
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