Karnataka woman's seed-saving spans 30 villages, wins Rs 10 lakh award
The Bibi Fatima Women’s Self-Help Group, led by Bibijaan Maulasaab Halemani, has helped revive millet farming across 30 villages in Karnataka. Its community seed bank preserves more than 250 indigenous varieties, earning the group the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award for its work in sustainable agriculture.
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