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Lakshmi, a member of a tribal community in Koraput, does not cultivate land. She conserves and…

Section 2(k)(iii) includes a person who "conserves and preserves" wild species or traditional varieties or adds value to them "through selection and identification of their…

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Lakshmi, a member of a tribal community in Koraput, does not cultivate land. She conserves and preserves traditional paddy land races and selects them for their useful properties. Is she a "farmer" under section 2(k) of the PPV&FR Act, 2001?

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Section 2(k)(iii) includes a person who "conserves and preserves" wild species or traditional varieties or adds value to them "through selection and identification of their useful properties". Lakshmi is therefore a farmer even though she does not cultivate land. She may be eligible for recognition and reward from the Gene Fund under section 39(1)(iii).

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