This Heartbreaking Video Shows The Aftermath Of Suicide On A Farmer's Family

In India, a farmer commits suicide every 30 minutes.

Due to skyrocketing interest rates on loans and unpredictable weather patterns, Indian farmers have been under immense stress for the last few decades.

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Another often cited cause for farmers' duress is the inability to compete with foreign genetically modified crops/seeds.

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Reportedly, several thousand farmers commit suicide every year, at a rate of 45 per day.

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For the last decade, over 15,000 farmers have taken their lives every year. Around 17% of them are women. More statistics here.

In a push to raise awareness and support for the farming community, the Times of India just released a harrowing video depicting a farmers' family struggling to make ends meet after his suicide.

In the video, a single mother is driven mad by the burden of feeding children and family elders without a source of income.

And ultimately asks her children for forgiveness before resorting to a drastic measure to "save" her family.

The video closes with this chilling shot...

And a plea for help.

Watch "The Farmer's Family" in full here:

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H/t Scoop Whoop.