{"article":{"id":7816,"heading":"Vandana Shiva holds poster about farmer's suicides","author":"deedee","created":"2001-06-26 18:38:52","modified":"2005-08-15 00:35:24","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:35:24","article":"","contact":"dhalleck@weber.ucsd.edu","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"At the Teach In at San Diego City College on Saturday night, Vandana Shiva spoke about the dire state of Indian farming.  Agribusiness has forced farmers to use corporate seeds, pesticides and fertilizers, sending them into financial crisis.  In the past three years there have been many cases of suicide by peasant farmers, unable to make a living.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2001\/06\/holding_20suicide_20book.jpg","filesize":"49.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2001\/06\/7816.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2001\/06\/holding_20suicide_20book.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2001\/06\/holding_20suicide_20book.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2001\/06\/holding_20suicide_20book.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":8970,"heading":"Goddess Vandana","article":"A goddess with a cause.","author":"ray","parent_id":7816,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-07-27 21:03:39","modified":"2001-07-27 21:23:00","fileurl":""}]}