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Self-help group in Greenfield runs the village's first seed bank

Members lend local seed to farmers, who return one and a half times the amount after harvest.

Self-help group in Greenfield runs the village's first seed bank
Photo: Illustration: Tractorbay Farm (synthetic)

The fictional group keeps 40 kinds of local seed in clay pots and steel bins.

Each loan is written in a register with the farmer's name and field.

Members say local seed varieties cope better with late rain.

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