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    The cloudTraditional Farming PracticesHome & Farm CultivationCrop Cultivation & SeedsSeed & Crop ManagementSustainable Seed PreservationOrganic Dryland Pulses
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    A dimension within Sustainable Seed Preservation

    Organic Dryland Pulses

    This theme explores sustainable organic dryland farming practices, with a specific focus on cultivating pulse crops.

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    Nearby, citizens are actively engaged in and report great success with traditional, zero-irrigation farming methods 💧, especially for cultivating pulses and oilseeds as a second crop. Farmers emphasize the importance of ancestral knowledge and practices 💡, including the use of organic manure (like cow dung) and traditional ploughs. A key aspect highlighted is the meticulous process of local seed preservation 🌱, allowing them to cultivate robust crops year after year without reliance on external inputs or chemical fertilizers, leading to significant benefits and profitability.

    Dominant Themes

    Zero-irrigation farming
    Traditional and organic farming methods
    Seed preservation and conservation
    Cultivation of pulses and oilseeds as second crops
    Ancestral farming knowledge

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 💧 🌱 📈Implement support programs to scale up successful zero-irrigation and organic farming practices, particularly for second crops like pulses and oilseeds.
    • 👨 🌾 🧬Establish community-based initiatives for traditional seed preservation and exchange, ensuring the continued availability of heritage crop varieties.
    • 📜 💡 🌾Formally recognize and integrate ancestral farming wisdom into agricultural policy and extension services to promote sustainable and chemical-free cultivation.

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    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Save Your Seeds, Grow a Second Crop

    After the main harvest, we harness the land's natural moisture to cultivate a vital second crop, ensuring food and oil for our families.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Cultivate with Your Own Seeds, Nurture Your Soil

    By relying on traditional farming methods and saving our own seeds, we ensure food security and healthy crops without external inputs.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Cultivate with Old Methods, Even Without Irrigation

    Even without irrigation, our traditional seeds and old farming methods ensure our crops ripen, providing food for our homes.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Save Your Seeds for the Next Season's Harvest

    By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.

    Where these voices come from

    ODISHA, INDIA75 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA12 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA10 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA10 voices UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA6 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA3 voices WEST BENGAL, INDIA3 voices

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    👴 🌱 ♻️

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate these crops, and I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate them every year using this organic method.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🌰

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation. I also cultivate every year using this method by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by saving black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🫘

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also cultivate every year using this method by saving black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🌾

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🫘 ☀️

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Previously, our ancestors used to cultivate this way, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate using this organic method every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 👴 🤲

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also store Urad dal and Horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    📜 🌱 🫘

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulse crops as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this method.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan

    👴 🌱 🌰

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by preserving Urad and Kulthi seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation, and I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop using zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to farm this way, and I also save urad and horse gram seeds to farm using this organic method every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulse crops as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods, and I store urad dal and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🫘 🐄 ♻️

    I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, using old methods with cow/cattle manure, and I save urad and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🐄 ♻️

    I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure from domestic animals and following old methods. I store urad dal and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🤲 🌱

    I cultivate pulse crops without irrigation. We save pulse seeds, among which horse gram, black gram, and pigeon pea are the oldest varieties. We save these seeds for cultivation every year. Our ancestors used to cultivate using manure and traditional ploughs.

    — DASHARATH SINGH

    🌱 🐄 🌾

    I cultivate lentils as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure and following traditional methods. I store black gram and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌾 ✨

    I practice zero-irrigation farming of pulses and also preserve its seeds, and we get a lot of benefit from this, which has been passed down from my ancestors.

    — Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌱 👵 🌍

    Yes, I work with pulses and oilseeds, conserving their seeds by learning from my ancestors, and I also nourish the soil following ancestral methods.

    — Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌱 🌧️ 🌾

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

    — Vimala

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🫘 💰 🌱

    By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 📦 🏺

    Yes, I cultivate a second crop and store the seeds using traditional methods.

    — srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

    🌱 💧 🤲

    We cultivate seeds such as chickpea, lentil, mustard, and horse gram using traditional, possibly rain-fed, farming methods. We preserve these seeds and cultivate them using this traditional agricultural practice.

    — Laxmi Sahu

    🫘 🤲 🔄

    Cultivate pulse varieties and save them for the next year, and then cultivate again using traditional methods.

    — 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

    🌱 🌾 🤲

    Yes, I cultivate a second crop, I cultivate using traditional methods with a plow and a harrow, and I preserve seeds from the harvested grains.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌾 🌱 🤲

    Yes, I am a second crop farmer. Every year, I cultivate green gram and mustard using traditional methods after paddy.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    My name is Sunita Dalemajhi, Batamaha, Kotgarh, Kandhamal. Yes, this year I have cultivated black gram and pigeon pea in the second crop with zero irrigation. We are following traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

    — Manu Majhi

    🌱 🤲 📜

    I want to preserve traditional farming by cultivating pulses and carry this tradition forward.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

    🌱 👴 🌾

    Here, we cultivate Sawa, Medon, Mujhri, Kodo, and pulses using the 'Batririri' method. We also store the seeds at home for the following year and then re-sow them in the field; this practice is a legacy from our ancestors.

    — Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

    🌱 🤲 👴

    Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.

    — Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I am a farmer. I cultivate moong and mustard using traditional methods with my own seeds.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🤲 🌱

    We cultivate a second crop. The valuable seed of our family is Horse gram. Our ancestors have given us Green gram, Black gram, Horse gram, and Finger millet. We follow the farming methods of our ancestors.

    — Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    My name is Maheswar Sunani. We cultivate second crops like moong, masoor, and black gram after paddy. We also store seeds using traditional farming methods to cultivate them in the upcoming year.

    — pinku sunani · Khotlabhāta, Nuapada, Odisha

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.

    — Anita Punem

    🌱 🤲 📜

    We cultivate zero-irrigation crops, including pulses and oilseeds, and also conserve them, as they are part of our heritage.

    — Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

    👵 🌱 ☀️

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

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    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

    💧Zero-Irrigation Agriculture31 voices
    🧤Traditional Crop Stewardship31 voices
    🌱Cultivating Diverse Pulses29 voices
    🫘Organic Pulse Farming25 voices
    🌾Heritage Seed Preservation24 voices
    🌧️Rainfed Crop Systems10 voices