A stress index may prevent farmer suicide in India: Here's how it'll help

Is financial stress the only reason why farmers commit suicide in India? What are the psychological and behavioural aspects behind farmer suicides?
 

To address some of the issues, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has teamed up with its counterparts in Telangana and Maharashtra, and also the psychology department of the Punjabi University at Patiala, under which experts would be creating a stress index and psychological resource index (PRI) of farmers.

According to The Indian Express, PAU will create a “stress index” (SI) for farmers and prepare a training module for village-level volunteers to counsel those on the