A dimension within Sustainable Food Systems
Concentrates on agriculture in dry regions, seed saving, and cultivation during the rainy season.
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I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha
I will do all the farming, and I will save for the next year and farm again.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will complete the farming, and next year I will receive the harvest. By storing it and farming again, they will save.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I am farming without water. I will save seeds for the next rain.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha
I will do farming, saving this year's earnings to also use for next year, and will farm again in a continuous cycle.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
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 will cultivate, save for the upcoming rainy season, and then cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, 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
I want to cultivate a second crop without irrigation. So I am collecting seeds.
— James · Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha
I will cultivate paddy, keep this year's harvest, and save it for the coming year. I will cultivate again and also save that for the subsequent year.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will do berry farming, save for the next year, and I will farm again.
— Anupama Mahanand
Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.
— Anita Punem
Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.
— Vimala
I will cultivate myself, save for the coming year, and cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate black gram, save some for the coming year, and then cultivate it again.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and store black gram this year, and I will also save some for next year. I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand
This year I will cultivate moong and save it for next year, and then I will cultivate traditionally again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate black gram and also save some for next year, and then I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I am farming using my own seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
I will do cattle farming, save it for next year, and farm again next year.
— Anupama Mahanand
By cultivating green gram, I will keep this year's green gram for next year and cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate mustard and save it for next year, and I will cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and store some for next year, and then cultivate it again using traditional methods.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate green gram, save some for next year as well, and then cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will earn 100 rupees by farming, save it for next year, and then I will earn 100 rupees again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I myself will cultivate mustard and will also save for the coming year.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate chickpeas myself and store them for next year, and I will cultivate again next year, in a traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
Well, I cultivated black gram and chickpeas this year. I will save the seeds and cultivate them next year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I myself will cultivate mustard and save for the coming year.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I grow other crops and preserve seeds.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
I will cultivate, and keep the produce from this year's cultivation for next year, and cultivate again. All the best.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate mustard myself and save it for next year as well.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.