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A field study in Maharashtra reveals sugarcane owner-cultivators work 10.97 hours daily on 5.23 hours of sleep, experiencing severe back and joint pain, with 98% lacking clean drinking water and 85.3% consuming no daily protein.
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Maharashtra, India
Who
Authored by Member Maharashtra Agriculture Price Commission
What
A field study in Maharashtra reveals sugarcane owner-cultivators work 10.97 hours daily on 5.23 hours of sleep, experiencing severe back and joint pain, with 98% lacking clean drinking water and 85.3% consuming no daily protein.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT · 4h 19m ago
Where
Maharashtra, India ·
Why
The study suggests that focusing on farmer health capital (FHC) can transform public health spending into a high-yielding infrastructure investment, addressing financial drains from medical costs, predatory debt, and state budget burdens, and unlocking new wealth.
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How this affects you
Prioritizing farmer health is presented as a critical economic strategy for India, safeguarding its economy and food security by addressing the physical depreciation of its agricultural workforce and turning public health spending into an infrastructure investment.
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