Andhra Cotton Farmers

• This monsoon, Karnataka farmers sowing 'seeds of hope'

  The monsoon has already made its entry in the country but farmers in Karnataka are anxious. The state had recently experienced a severe drought that also hit Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra.

• Three farmers commit suicide in Andhra Pradesh

  Three cotton farmers from Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide owing to indebtedness and crop failure, police said on Thursday.

• Farmer suicides on the rise in Andhra: 157 deaths in two months

  The farm lands seem to have once again turned into killing fields in Andhra Pradesh, with more than 80 per cent of the state declared drought-hit and government policies offering no succour to the farmers. At least 95 farmers had committed suicide in just six districts surveyed in October, the number of such deaths went up to 157 in the next one mo...

• Cotton production goes down by 80% in Guntur

  With southwest monsoon playing truant and hourlong frequent power cuts, the cotton farmers in the district have incurred heavy loses.

• Harvest of death on Andhra Pradesh's killing fields

  The cotton farms in Andhra Pradesh have turned into killing fields for farmers. At least 90 farmers have committed suicide in the last two months; the reason - monsoon failed them and so did the government.