[A report] said that support networks for farmers [in So. Africa] had been scaled down in recent years. As a result, farmers' mental wellbeing was being affected, they weren't coping with the financial pressures of rural poverty and some were deciding to take their own lives…Beyond charities providing support, the onus is also on multinational companies to make their supply chains more accessible to smallholders, so they can bring their produce to market and grow their businesses. Fairtrade encourages such initiatives…The consequences of companies failing to take these measures, or to understand the support needs of workers low down in supply chains, can be fatal…Even though this lack of data and research can hinder companies' awareness of mental health problems…[b]y monitoring mental health as part of audit regulations, companies invested in the agricultural industry can learn how issues such as rural poverty can impact on mental wellbeing.[Refers to Foxconn (part of Hon Hai), Hon Hai, Monsanto]