The statement means a range of factors coalesce together to form an event. Many of the farmers who have committed suicide were marginal farmers who were attempting to increase their productivity, primarily by practising green revolution methods. Undertaking such production meant facing several risks i.e., the cost of production has increased tremendously due to a decrease in agricultural subsidies, the markets are not stable, and many farmers borrow heavily in order to invest in expensive inputs and improve their production. The loss of crop (due to spread of diseases or pests, excessive rainfall, or drought), and in some cases the lack of an adequate support or market price, means that farmers are unable to bear the burden or sustain their families. Such distress is compounded by the changing culture in rural areas in which increased incomes are required for marriages, dowries, and to sustain new activities such as education, medical care.