Farmer
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Farmer, means any person who--(i) cultivates crops by cultivating the land himself; or (ii) cultivates crops by directly supervising the cultivation of land through any other person; or (iii) conserves and preserves, severally or jointly, with any person any wild species or traditional varieties or adds value to such wild species or traditional varieties through selection and identification of their useful properties. [Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001), s. 2(12)]
One who cultivates hired land, also the lessee of taxes or tolls.
One who cultivates hired land, also the lessee of taxes or tolls.
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