Living Soil Saves Lives
The spectacle of farmer suicides in India is stark and tragic, claiming the lives of at least 17,368 Indian farmers in 2009, according to data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Since 1997 it is estimated that 125,000 to 200,000 farmers have taken their own lives.
While the numbers are debatable, the cause is not. Genetically Modified seeds, c…
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