1,358 Odisha farmer committed suicide between 2007-14
As many as 1,358 farmers, including 155 women, committed suicides in Odisha during the 2007-14 period, state Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy informed on Wednesday. The highest number of suicides in this period took place in 2008 (260) while the least number took place in 2014 (102). The Minister, however, did not mention the number of suicides during 2015 and 2016.