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Eco India: The women farmers in Maharashtra who are fighting for their right to own land

They are preserving seeds and learning grow nutrient-rich crops using organic farming techniques, under a programme known as the ‘one-acre model’.

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Sep 08, 2019 · 08:45 am
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