The statistic that a life is lost every hour in India’s agricultural sector reads as simply as it strikes at the heart. According to the report “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2024,” released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in May, as many as 10,546 people linked to farming took their own lives across the country over the past year. Of the nation’s total of 1,70,746 suicides, this figure amounts to roughly 6.2 per cent.