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Dr Subhasisa Bal at his paddy farm in Puri, Odisha Farming

Odisha scientist quits job to grow and conserve native paddy varieties; helps farmers adopt natural farming

Dr Subhasisa Bal quit his job as a research scientist and returned to his village in Puri in 2014. He now grows native paddy over 10 acres and has conserved 750 varieties. Dr Bal also helps farmers shift to natural farming using his low-cost 5G model

By Niroj Ranjan Misra
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