The Beej Bachao Andolan boasts of a collection of native seed varieties that could put any genebank to shame

NAME Mangilal Rawat
AGE 45
CASTE Bhil
FATHER'S NAME Sur Singh
VILLAGE Ojhad
BLOCK Sondwa
DISTRICT Jhabua

Seed varieties are named according to their inherent properties Traditional seed varieties are named either after their appearance or properties. One need not be a specialist to understand the characteristics of a particular seed variety. Some of the desc

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