A dimension within Traditional Pulse Production
Concerns the cultivation of crops like moong dal and their subsequent food sales.
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I will cultivate moong and sell it, and I will also cultivate mustard and sell it, and I will collect the money and save it.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and sell moong and lentils.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate moong dal varieties, and by cultivating them again, I will preserve and sell them.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate some vegetables, sell them in the market, collect the money, and also save some for the next month.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I want to grow a second crop of everything, from which I will cultivate pulses, keep some for eating, and sell some in the market.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will do zero-cost farming, double cropping of pulses and oilseeds, from which I will produce and sell some quantity in the market and keep some for eating.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will buy and sell goods. I will cultivate vegetables and sell them.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and sell the produce, and collect money.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will buy vegetable seeds, cultivate them in the garden, and sell them in the market.
— Subhadra Suna · Balāngīr, Balangir, Odisha
I will buy vegetable seeds, cultivate them in the garden, and sell them in the market.
— Subhadra Suna · Balāngīr, Balangir, Odisha
I will bring good variety vegetable seeds to my farm, grow vegetables, and sell them in the nearby market to run my household.
— Vijay kanesh · Mathwad, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will cultivate vegetables and store them.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and grow pulse seeds that can be used for consumption, and some can be saved for next year's crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
By cultivating pulses, I will use them for eating and save a little for next year's crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will cultivate and sell vegetables. I will collect and save this money and educate my children.
— Anupama Mahanand
Yes, I want to plant pulses so that I can keep food for my family and also earn income by selling them in the market.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will bring tomato seeds, cultivate them in the field, sell the vegetables in the market, and earn money!
— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha
I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.
— Anupama Mahanand
We will keep and cultivate all the makhana, ridge gourds, and beans ourselves. I will buy them.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
For pulse cultivation, we will grow a double crop, keeping a little for eating and selling the remaining seeds in the market at market price, so that we get a little income.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will cultivate pulse crops that have zero input costs. I will keep some for home consumption and sell the rest in the market, which will generate my income.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will buy seeds, plant leafy greens, chilies, and onions in my backyard, then take them to the market and sell them.
— Subhadra Suna · Badgurjibhata, Balangir, Odisha
I cultivate vegetables for my second crop, cultivate them, and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
I will cultivate green gram, save some for next year as well, and then cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
This year I will cultivate moong and save it for next year, and then I will cultivate traditionally again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate and store black gram this year, and I will also save some for next year. I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate short-duration crops like leafy greens in the field, sell them in the market, and earn a living.
— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha
I will buy seeds and plant greens, chilies, and onions in my home garden, then take them to the market to sell.
— Subhadra Suna · Badgurjibhata, Balangir, Odisha
I will cultivate and sell vegetables, and I will advance my children's education.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate black gram and also save some for next year, and then I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate black gram, save some for the coming year, and then cultivate it again.
— Anupama Mahanand
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate varieties of pulses and will get them again next year, collect and store them, and then process them traditionally.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate vine crops in the field such as ridge gourd, bottle gourd, ivy gourd, and cucumber, and sell them in the market to earn money!
— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha
I myself will cultivate mustard and will also save for the coming year.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
By cultivating green gram, I will keep this year's green gram for next year and cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate my second crop, which is vegetables, cultivate and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
I will again cultivate vegetables and sell them, collect money, and educate my children.
— Anupama Mahanand
By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
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