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India: Crop-loss farmers sell their children survive

2015-05-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The farmer from Mohanpura village in Madhya Pradesh had seen unseasonably heavy rains and hailstorms destroy crop after crop, while he fell deeper into debt. Finally, last August, with no way to feed his family, Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000 ($500). "I was in no position to repay the debt and needed more money to make ends meet and plant a further crop, Singh said in an interview in Mohanpura. He made...

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