Community Millet Preference

My name is Hemant Sa, from village Nilaji. Nutritious local forest foods should be included in PDS and also in mid-day meals. Those are Manjia, Guruji, Pasun.

— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Jagānpadar, Nuapada, Odisha

Own threshed paddy, maize, sorghum, finger millet, niger seed - these are the main ones.

— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We are from the tribal community, and our main food items are rice, peja (gruel/porridge), bhaji (greens/vegetables), kodo (millet), kutki (millet).

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Our traditional items are finger millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, black gram, paddy, all these are ours. Then there's black gram, pigeon pea, and all these things.

— gobardhan pangi · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha

I am Sanjay, Kangu, Kueri, Mandia, and Maize are also being supplied in PDS.

— Sanjib Digal · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha

Finger millet, black gram, green gram, etc.

— Abhimaneu Sabar

He is Simanchal Pradhan from Dasiguda village. He said that items like Mandia, Kandhamula, Mahu, and Barada Saga should be included in the PDS (Public Distribution System).

— Dillip pujari · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha

Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice

— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha

Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice

— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha

Here, we grow varieties of crops like paddy, black gram, pigeon pea, Kodo millet, Little millet, Barnyard millet, and others.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

This is our rice, ragi, black gram, and horse gram for our family.

— Gourang Adhikari · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Ragi, Foxtail Millet, Moong

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

Name: Purnachandra Pradhan. Village: Gatamaha, G.P. Bondaguda, block Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. We are cultivating green gram, mustard, and black gram as a second crop without irrigation, and we are also saving seeds.

— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha

We belong to the tribal community whose main food is rice, pez (porridge), bhaji (greens), kodo (millet), kutki (millet).

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Pearl millet, maize, kodo millet, Mejri, barnyard millet, black gram, horse gram

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Pulses, millet, grains, and green leafy vegetables

— Maya kumari Damor

We, the people of the village, eat food like leafy vegetables, pulses, rice, etc.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

Pearl millet, corn, Kodo millet, Mejhari, Barnyard millet, Black gram, Chickpea.

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Prapul Mallick from Keramaha village has currently started cultivating millet, jowar, foxtail millet, and corn with great effort.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

We have traditional varieties: our native rice, ragi, tuana, jhudunga, palat biri, and our kangu tuana.

— gobardhan pangi · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha

They save seeds: millet, beans, paddy, horse gram, and black gram, from Damuni Nayak village, Dama Pata, Malkangiri.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Sir, we have millet, black gram, foxtail millet, barnyard millet, paddy, and old rice. We have all these types of grains available with us.

— gobardhan pangi

And our local seeds are paddy, jowar, and among pulses there is tur, and groundnut, so we rely on our local seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

My name is Shankar Pradhan. Village Gargadi, Gram Panchayat Bandaguda, Block K. Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. Wild Kandul dal should be included in PDS.

— Sidheswar Nayak · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Nabeshwar Mallick, from Salaguda block village. It would be good if traditional millets like Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jona, which were grown before, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Precious seeds: Pearl millet, Black gram, Sorghum, Bhaadi Kodo millet, Barnyard millet, Bati.

— Kachala Choudhary

We are from the village. Our main diet includes leafy greens, roti, vegetables, dal, and rice, which we consume a lot.

— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

PDS usable items are wheat, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, and maize.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Yes, I collect my own seeds. Mung and Black Gram are the most valuable seeds for our family. I have horse gram, black gram, bajra (pearl millet) and Mugeisal rice as old seeds. For us...

— gadadhar dash

I am Mrs. Aparna Pradhan from Lamungia village, Gram Panchayat Manikeshwar, Kandhamal district. I want to bring back the ancient crops/millets Kujuri, Mandia, and Kangu.

— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Sukanti Pradhan. My village is Lambakupa. GP is Pikorodi. Block is Tikabali. District is Kandhamal. In our rural areas, the main food items that were cultivated, such as ragi, millet, maize, black gram, and green gram, did not require fertilizer. That's why our ancestors lived for a long time. Currently, because we are not cultivating our traditional food seeds, many kinds of diseases are occurring. So, if we can get traditional food and seeds from the government, then we can return to our previous state.

— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Khabari Digala. My village is Lambakupa. GP is Pikarodi. The block is Tikabali. The district is Kandhamal. In our rural area, the main food items were Gangu, Kuheri, Mandia, Jona, Makka, Biri, Muga. Earlier, no fertilizer was used in this cultivation. And because of that, our ancestors lived for many days. We... we...

— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha

Sangli, Kodo seeds and indigenous seeds with millets

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

My name is Sudu Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Khali, Thul, Mahul, Mahua seeds, and Jhuna.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha