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Ramesh of Guntur personally supervises, through hired labourers, the cultivation of chilli on his 6 acres without ploughing himself. Under the Act's definition, is he a 'farmer'?

Yes. The Act defines a farmer to include a person who cultivates crops by directly supervising the cultivation of land through another person. Personal labour is not required, so Ramesh qualifies as a farmer even though hired labourers do the actual work.

  1. ANo, because a farmer must cultivate the land himself with his own labour
  2. BNo, because only those who conserve wild species are farmers
  3. CYes, because cultivating crops by directly supervising the cultivation of land through any other person qualifiesCorrect
  4. DYes, but only if he also adds value to traditional varieties

Explanation

The definition of farmer includes a person who cultivates crops by directly supervising cultivation through any other person. Ramesh therefore qualifies without ploughing himself. The first option wrongly limits the definition to personal cultivation.

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