Dryland Crop Resilience

I am cultivating without water. I will save seeds for the next rain.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha

I am cultivating without water. I will save seeds for the next rain.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha

I want to cultivate a second crop without irrigation. So I am collecting seeds.

— James · Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha

I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha

I am farming without water. I will save seeds for the next rain.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water. And farming is also done without water. We have collected and kept those seeds. And we will again plant that as a second crop.

— Ulapi Sahu

We will sow seeds without water and keep the seeds.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

I am cultivating unique crops with zero irrigation, so I am trying to collect seeds.

— James · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

Yes, we cultivate the second crop without water. And cultivation happens even without water. And we collect and store those seeds. And then again, we use that for the second crop.

— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

We sow seeds without water and harvest seeds.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

I am doing 2nd crop in zero irrigation. I am also preserving the seeds and adopting the organic farming.

— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

If some crops can be cultivated with minimal or no irrigation in my region, then we are storing moong seeds, which will be available in irrigated areas.

— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha

We keep seeds of mustard, green gram, horse gram, tuber crops, black gram, and taro for cultivation without water.

— Puspanjali Nag

Yes, I save seeds, and for the past two years, I have been cultivating a second crop, that too with zero irrigation or without any.

— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

We cultivate a second crop which is also grown without irrigation. Therefore, we get many benefits and profit from it. And we preserve seeds for the second crop.

— Anirudha Marai

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 are cultivating without water, preserving our entire stock of seeds, sowing them, and are becoming profitable.

— Kusha Mahakud

They cultivate Botra Tivra using zero irrigation and preserve its seeds for the next year.

— MANNOO LAL BHOI

We do farming without irrigation, such as barley and pulse varieties like 'baturi' and 'kerav'. Barley does not need water, and 'baturi' and 'kerav' are sown after the rice harvest and grow well. We also preserve their seeds, which are useful for sowing next year.

— Ram Kumari

Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, I want to do zero-water farming. In the coming days, I will try to collect seeds.

— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha

We cultivate green gram without water. The government had provided green gram seeds for one year, and we will keep those seeds to cultivate green gram every year.

— Kusha Mahakud

Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.

— Vimala

We are planting jackfruit seeds without water and harvesting the seeds.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

We are cultivating paddy this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate next year. No

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Another farming is barley cultivation done without water, and its seeds are also kept. This is our traditional farming, which is preserved every year for the purpose of sowing seeds.

— Ram Kumari

We cultivate zero-input crops like chickpeas, flaxseed, and pigeon pea. Even with less water, the crops ripen, and their seeds are also collected. Narayan Lal Baranda.

— narayanlalbaranda5@gmail.com · Jhapa, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation, and seeds are saved for oneself using a plow with traditional methods.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, we do a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

We are cultivating a second crop based on zero irrigation. Crop production with zero irrigation is possible by conserving rainwater, retaining moisture in the soil, and using traditional methods.

— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

Even without rain, I cultivate moong (green gram). And I preserve the seeds by using eggplant leaves and neem leaves.

— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and conserve seeds like millet, madia, ragi, kulthi, kodo, kutki.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

In our region, even without rain, we cultivate crops like moong, urad, and horse gram. We also preserve their seeds by mixing them with neem leaves.

— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation. Using traditional methods, with the help of a plow, they save seeds for themselves.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, we grow zero-irrigation crops and also conserve seeds. Every year, we plant zero-irrigation crops.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming every year and also conserve seeds for ourselves or for the village.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and also conserve seeds. For example, horse gram, Kodo millet, little millet, finger millet, and black gram are zero-irrigation crops.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we do zero irrigation farming and also do seed conservation.

— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

I am cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation. But I am not following traditional farming methods and seed protection.

— Pankajini Chhatria · SKIP NO LOCATION