A dimension within Drought & Crop Cultivation
This theme focuses on the severe impacts of deforestation and drought on agriculture, leading to water scarcity, limited water access, and crop failure.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Facing the prospect of future water scarcity, our community relies on cultivating traditional zero-irrigation crops to secure food and conserve precious resources.
Even without irrigation, our traditional seeds and old farming methods ensure our crops ripen, providing food for our homes.
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.
They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.
— Kachala Choudhary
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
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a lack of cultivation in our village.
— 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
Due to deforestation, we are unable to cultivate properly. It is not raining.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Dhusarigan, Kandhamal, Odisha
Due to the absence of black soil in the village, we are unable to cultivate other crops.
— 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 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
Farming without water is no longer possible, the land has become hard.
— Kachala Choudhary
We have means for zero irrigation here because people grow Rabi and Kharif crops, and there is no irrigation facility or canal system. It's completely zero here.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, 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
Half of farming relies on rain... there is no permanent irrigation system here. Village Riding.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
We are unable to cultivate a second crop in our fields due to water problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, we do dry irrigation because we don't have irrigation facilities here.
— Kachala Choudhary
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
Farming without irrigation is not possible.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, 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
In our area, zero irrigation crops are cultivated, but cash crops of vegetables are grown here in very small quantities.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Rabi crop is cultivated with almost 0 irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari
Crops are not grown because plants need water to stay alive. Zero irrigation would mean that you
— Maya kumari Damor
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
Something without fertilizer and water.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Lawan, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
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
Yes, we have our hilly, rocky land, water facilities are not available, so we grow one crop without water: Siyaali Jowar (sorghum).
— Kachala Choudhary
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
Yes, we do farming without irrigation.
— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
A second crop is not possible with zero irrigation.
— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand
My wheat is without water, and it's also without fertilizer. Yes, later. Hmm.
— Jeevan Kumar
There is no good drinking water, and there are no facilities like lakes, ponds, or canals for farming.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
The farmer of Manori village cannot cultivate a second crop due to water problems in the fields.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
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
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
After cultivating Kharif crops, we cultivate Rabi crops without water awareness.
— Mukta Thakur · Kalahandi, Odisha
Rabi crops are almost entirely cultivated with zero irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari
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
We cannot cultivate without water; we belong to a backward class.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we also grow other crops without irrigation, but we don't get the benefits according to our efforts.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Water provision is necessary for summer cultivation. However, even with water provision for farming, it is not getting better.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
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