27 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Yes, this is what we get from doing the work.”
“हां ये हम कार्य करने में जो मिलता है।”
translated from Hindi
Nearby, citizens express significant concerns regarding environmental changes 🌳, specifically the clearing of forests and the shift towards chemical fertilizers. This change is perceived to negatively impact traditional food sources, overall health, and accelerate aging. However, there is a powerful desire to preserve local heritage, with strong advocacy for traditional farming practices using natural manure and the cultivation of local, nutritious seeds like beans, chickpeas, and pumpkin. The community takes pride in local produce such as pomegranate and jackfruit, and values forest-derived foods like bamboo shoots and mushrooms for their nutritional benefits. There is also a call to revive traditional games like Ghagri and maintain local handicraft skills, alongside an expressed interest in economic empowerment through initiatives like goat farming 💡 and ensuring fair value for their labor.
“No, I will not make any changes to this. When you cultivate crops outside, it will be used as seeds in another year. We have kept this.”
“We have seeds like flat beans, runner beans, chickpea, pumpkin, etc.”
“We have been playing the Ghagri game since our grandfather's time. This should not be forgotten. It should be revived. The current generation should play Ghagri games like this. Leave the mobile era and play Ghagri.”
“Look at what you explained. Oh, I understood. This is our current demo running. And based on what I understood, I will do it for the entire process. Okay.”
“Look locally, our pomegranate is fine, and so is the small raw jackfruit. Both of these items are highly nutritious.”
“If I am given an initial capital of 20,000 rupees, then I will do business with goat farming.”
“Yes, we collect the produce available in the local area. My name is Manku Mandi. Village: Kudumulugumma.”
“Yes, we get fair value for our work. Name: Krushna Mandi, Village: Kudumulugumma.”
“I cannot move from here because it has all the facilities, and I also run a business here.”
“Look, if we report any place, then this will create a Buddhist creation.”
“Locally, forest-derived foods such as bamboo shoots and mushrooms are rich in protein. Name: Bhagat Dalapati, Village: Kudumulugumma.”
“Our traditional food was powdered sag, jhadada sag, and ragi. We used to make sag from rice powder and eat it. Forest products like mushroom also need to be eaten in the same way. Health will be good.”
“Our friends, even in old age, were farming without any interest. Cow dung coffee was their fertilizer.”
“Digital technology we are useful.”
“Name- krushna mandi Village- kudumulugumma”
“Our previous generation only cultivated with cow dung manure. Manku Mandi, Kudumulugumma”
“In our family, handicraft items as well as ploughs, yokes, spades, axes, etc., are made.”
“We have seeds such as pumpkin seeds, lima bean seeds, and other varieties of beans. Then we have vegetable beans and flat beans. This is how we have seeds available.”
“Nowadays, forests are being cleared. We used to get food from the forest, but now we are not getting it. Instead, we are consuming food grown with chemical fertilizers.”
“Name- Krushna mandi Village- kudumulugumma”
“When we used to do traditional farming, health was good. Now, by using chemical fertilizers, many changes are appearing in health. People are getting old quickly, in my observation.”
“Among those seeds, bean seeds are very important for us. Name - Manku Mandi. Village Kudumulugumma.”
“Name: Krushna Mandi, Village: Kudumulugumma”
“Oh, oh, I mean, and regarding your own, it's not like they only talked about help, I mean, worldly matters.”
“It is I who, for our people in this land, that semi-joined symbol has manifested. We will ensure it is done.”
“No one has handed this over to us. We cultivate this in our own garden every year and have kept it for cultivation in the coming year.”
