As per the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act 2023, the "Farmer's variety" means a variety which:

A. has originated and persisted under cultivation or was specifically used for the purpose of cultivation

B. was developed, grown and exchanged informally among farmers

C. has been traditionally cultivated and evolved by the farmers in their field

D. is a wild relative or landrace of a variety about which the farmers possess the common knowledge

E. was grown by ancient farmers and their successors

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