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Niroj Ranjan Misra

Sudam Sahu on his farm where he is cultivating native paddy Kalabati Farming

Odisha man declines government job to conserve native paddy seeds; saves 1200 varieties

Sudam Sahu did not take up a government job to pursue his passion for native seed conservation and organic farming. The award-winning farmer has conserved 1200 indigenous paddy varieties at his Anubhav Seed Bank in Bargarh, the rice bowl of Odisha

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