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\"045s_2\"<\/strong><\/a>Caption: Burning GMO Cotton in India<\/em><\/p>\n

In January 10, Jamuna Ramdas Ade decided she couldn’t take it any more. The cotton farmer from the Indian state of Maharashtra was so deep in debt that she swallowed a mouthful of monocrotophos, an insecticide so poisonous it is banned in Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. Family farmers around the world, including the U.S., are killing themselves out of desperation.<\/p>\n

Read the rest of the article<\/a> from ODE magazine, and find out how to help.<\/p>\n

See a related article about Seydou Coulibaly, a cotton farmer from Mali who was in Louisville to meet with local farmers and students, by Rasa Zimliki (Oxfam) and Andrew Kang Bartlett. Download the two-pager here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And join with others to help reform the Farm Bill<\/a> during this year’s reauthorization process!<\/div>\n

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