7 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Muna Netran Bag, Village Mahulapada, Chhadiagoda Panchayat. We are cultivating green gram, black gram, and chickpeas without irrigation.”
“ମୁନା ନେତ୍ରାନ ବାଗ ଗ୍ରାମ ମହୁଲପାଡା ଚଡିଆଗୋଡା ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ। ବିନା ଜଳ ସେଚନ ବିନା ବିନା ଜଳ ସେଚନରେ ଆମେ ମୁଗ ବିରି ଚଣା ଆମେ ଚାଷ କରୁଛୁ।”
translated from Odia
In your area, citizens are actively engaged in sustainable agricultural practices 🌱. Many submissions highlight meticulous traditional seed management techniques, including sun-drying seeds for four to five days and storing them with neem leaves for protection 🌿. Farmers are successfully cultivating various pulses like green gram, black gram, chickpeas, moong, and pigeon pea, often without irrigation, demonstrating resilience and effective rain-fed farming methods. There's a clear commitment to maintaining these valuable practices for future harvests. 🌾
“My name is Dilip Kumar. Yes, I am from Chhotagarh Dippi. After our paddy crop is finished, I cultivate bidi (tobacco), which is dried in the sun after cultivation and then rolled/packed.”
“My name is Dillip Kumar, from Mahulpada village. After the rice cultivation is finished, we cultivate green gram and black gram. We dry the seeds in the sun, mix them with neem leaves, tie them tightly, and sow those stored seeds the following year.”
“Lim Lal gave for the sake of dry doing, and Kumar completed beyond another year from 'B' to us 'Bu' soap.”
“We are carefully drying the seeds for four to five days. After that, we are nicely wrapping the seeds in bundles with the help of neem leaves and storing them.”
“We dry the seeds for four to five days. After drying, we dry the neem leaves. We keep the neem leaves with the seeds for protection.”
“Just as we safely kept our seeds in the past, in the coming days, we will also beautifully manage chickpeas, moong, and pigeon pea.”
