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<em>NEW DELHI: </em>For 52-year-old Nagappa Nimbegundi, a farmer from Makari village in North Karnataka, this Independence Day was special. After three years of relentless efforts, he has managed to revive 13 varieties of indigenous cotton and 11 other varieties of non-Bt cotton in his farm.
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Karnataka farmer develops non-Bt cotton seed bank -Jayashree Nandi

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