Farm industry officials are bolstering outreach and counseling programs throughout the American farm belt and calling for more action from Washington. "Things are tough in the countryside," said John Sorbello, a vegetable and nursery farmer in upstate New York and a director of the state's farm bureau, an affiliate of the nation's biggest farm group. The outreach push comes amid a big surge in suicides throughout the United States. The troubles facing farmers extend well beyond the United States. And India has also suffered a wave of farm suicides after many in the sector became mired in debt.

Source: Bangkok Post June 10, 2018 01:41 UTC