A dimension within Seed Saving & Traditional Farming
This theme encompasses the broad practices of traditional farming, focusing on seed saving and the cultivation of crops using time-honored methods.
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We are cultivating a second crop. In our second crop, we are farming by saving seeds of chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, and applying manure using our traditional farming methods.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, we are cultivating for the second time. We are preserving those seeds using traditional methods.
— Selina Pangi
We are cultivating a second crop in Dhanapur, and by keeping our own seeds safe, we are farming using traditional cultivation methods. This is our
— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha
Yes, we are cultivating a second crop. We are growing lentils, moong, kalath, and their seeds are also in their traditional way.
— Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha
We cultivate for a second time. Then, we personally collect and save those seeds so that we can cultivate again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
We keep seeds and grow a second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
For the second crop, we cultivate seeds such as moong, urad, and arhar. We save those seeds to cultivate them again the following year.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, we do a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
When we cultivate for the second time, we save those seeds from the produce itself to cultivate again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
We have been farming since the second year, following traditional and organic methods. We also save our own seeds and cultivate them every year.
— Padmalochan Majhi · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
Yes, on zero-irrigation land, we grow a second crop, and the maintenance of traditional seeds and farming methods are still done using our old methods.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.
— Anita Punem
Yes, we cultivate a second crop, for which we use the old pigeon pea (arhar) seeds from our fields during irrigation.
— RAJNIKANT RATNAKAR · Kharod, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
Yes, we grow a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.
— Laxmanlal
We also cultivate a second crop. Early agricultural methods protect the soil.
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
Certainly, we cultivate a second crop in Shuneshwar Sachin and also follow traditional farming methods and seed protection. Our traditional foods include Mandia (Ragi) and Kangu (Foxtail millet), among others.
— jitendra khila · Lachery, Malkangiri, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.
— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate a second crop and store the seeds using traditional methods.
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
Yes, we do second crop farming with zero irrigation, and we also practice traditional farming methods and seed conservation.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
There, we cultivate a second crop, Kulthi beans (junga type). The seeds are saved throughout the year, and the same crop is cultivated the following year.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will do the second cultivation of gram and mustard. We keep good seeds, ensure proper soil, and provide fertilizer. We will also do separate cultivation. We always store good seeds for proper farming.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, they cultivate another responsive crop and conserve reciprocal farming methods and seeds. Use of old soil for propagation.
— Laxmanlal
We cultivate a second crop and safely store our own mung bean seeds.
— Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, 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
We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, I am cultivating a second crop with irrigation and following traditional farming methods and seed protection.
— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
When we store farmer's seeds, we sow them in the field during the second cultivation.
— Puspanjali Nag
We traditionally keep the seeds and cultivate in the coming year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, 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
I am cultivating a second crop and preserving it concerning tradition.
— SINESH PELMAL
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
We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
From the very beginning, we cultivate a second crop without irrigation using old methods and traditional seeds. The method of storing these seeds is also traditional, and our fields are ploughed using bullocks.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
If you ask about cultivating a second crop in our region, we cultivate mustard, horse gram, and junga. We will save these seeds for next year's crop.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
