A dimension within Agricultural Water Scarcity
This theme covers the severe effects of water scarcity and drought on agricultural practices and crop cultivation.
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Even without irrigation, our traditional seeds and old farming methods ensure our crops ripen, providing food for our homes.
Facing the prospect of future water scarcity, our community relies on cultivating traditional zero-irrigation crops to secure food and conserve precious resources.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
Our tribal community shares how to cultivate vital crops like chickpeas, corn, and lentils, even in dry conditions without relying on irrigation.
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
To promote farming, due to the lack of irrigation facilities here, we are unable to grow a second crop well.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in our village. Due to the unavailability of water easily in the fields, we are unable to grow a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.
— Kachala Choudhary
We are unable to cultivate a second crop in our fields due to water problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to the lack of soil moisture in our village, we are facing difficulty in cultivating a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Farming is done without irrigation, but in years with low rainfall, there is no good harvest and the seeds also do not ripen.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
A second crop does not grow here due to water problems, which is rain-fed cultivation. We ourselves collect and store the old seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
We will cultivate the land we have. We will plough and prepare the field. There is a slight problem with water. That place is dry and our crops are also dry.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
We have a water shortage even for double cropping. Due to this, we are using our own seed paddy and doing less threshing, as we have sown the paddy in the field.
— Padmini Bhoi · SKIP NO LOCATION
Due to deforestation, we are unable to cultivate properly. It is not raining.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Dhusarigan, Kandhamal, Odisha
The problem is the borewell. We are unable to cultivate a second crop due to lack of water in our fields. So, the problem is the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to the lack of water in Manohari village, farmers are unable to cultivate a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
There is a lack of new technology, good seeds, and irrigation. We do farming, but the cost is high and the profit is low.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
There are no irrigation facilities in our village, so we can only manage one good crop. For the second crop, we rely on God, and if it rains, it also grows.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water, we cultivate green gram every year, and sometimes if it's very hot, it also gets damaged. It doesn't yield at all.
— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
Water provision is necessary for summer cultivation. However, even with water provision for farming, it is not getting better.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Farming without water is no longer possible, the land has become hard.
— Kachala Choudhary
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Yes, due to the lack of water facilities in our fields, we grow Rabi crops using traditional methods without irrigation and also maintain traditional seeds using traditional methods.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Since there was no irrigation, I farm. I sow moong dal, mustard, and similar crops, and nothing else grows.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
The environment was good before, now it doesn't rain on time, due to which farming is not good.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Yes, we also grow other crops without irrigation, but we don't get the benefits according to our efforts.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are being provided facilities due to lack of irrigation for our agricultural land.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
We have a lack of irrigation resources, due to which we cultivate crops every year using traditional methods and traditional seeds, and even today we have old traditional seeds available.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, we have our hilly, rocky land, water facilities are not available, so we grow one crop without water: Siyaali Jowar (sorghum).
— Kachala Choudhary
After cultivating Kharif crops, we cultivate Rabi crops without water awareness.
— Mukta Thakur · Kalahandi, Odisha
We used to plant paddy according to the season in olden times. Now, due to lack of rain, we are cultivating cotton in the fields.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
The farmer of Manori village cannot cultivate a second crop due to water problems in the fields.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to forests being destroyed day by day and the lack of proper rainfall, agriculture is not doing well.
— Suna Majhi
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
Yes, we do dry irrigation because we don't have irrigation facilities here.
— Kachala Choudhary
We live in an irrigated area, and due to the lack of water, we grow the same seeds that will give us a harvest that works for us and yields with less water.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to the absence of black soil in the village, we are unable to cultivate other crops.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We want to cultivate with zero irrigation, but if we do not preserve good seeds, then our farming will be fine.
— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha
To some extent, we are doing a second crop with zero irrigation.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Yes, we do farming. We used to farm even without water. We cultivate moong, urad, and other dryland crops. This type of farming is done during the winter months, which is unstable due to the cold.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
There is a lack of water for paddy cultivation in our village. If arrangements are made, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Half of farming relies on rain... there is no permanent irrigation system here. Village Riding.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
There is a shortage of water for our agricultural work. If water is properly managed, agricultural work can improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
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