A dimension within Cultivating Second Crops
This theme discusses the cultivation of rainfed second crops, along with traditional seed storage and saving techniques.
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My name is Maheswar Sunani. We cultivate second crops like moong, masoor, and black gram after paddy. We also store seeds using traditional farming methods to cultivate them in the upcoming year.
— pinku sunani · Khotlabhāta, Nuapada, Odisha
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.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Mahulpāra, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Ramesh Majhi. I have stored moong, arhar, and other seeds for cultivating a second crop.
— Prabhasini Batkar · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rama Majhi. I am from Kukurbhursi. I cultivate green gram and black gram. I save seeds for the next year. I have quality seeds.
— Anil Kumar Das · Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha
I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, 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
My name is Sarasa Sunani. We cultivate green gram (moong) and lentil (masoor) as a second crop after paddy, and by keeping the seeds using traditional farming methods for the upcoming year.
— pinku sunani · Khairpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Sunita Dalemajhi, Batamaha, Kotgarh, Kandhamal. Yes, this year I have cultivated black gram and pigeon pea in the second crop with zero irrigation. We are following traditional farming methods and seed preservation.
— Manu Majhi
Nama-madhaba Majhi, I have stored moong, toor, and urad for the second cultivation.
— Prabhasini Batkar · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
I cultivate lentils as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure and following traditional methods. I store black gram and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
Even without rain, I cultivate moong (green gram). And I preserve the seeds by using eggplant leaves and neem leaves.
— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
I, Sukhlal Parkhi from Rampur Mewara, cultivate pigeon pea, chickpea, flaxseed, and mustard in these hilly regions using zero-irrigation farming. We collect seeds using traditional methods. We put neem leaves in seed storage.
— narayanlalbaranda5@gmail.com · Jhapa, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
My name is Madhab Majhi. I have saved mung, tur, and urad (black gram) seeds for a second crop, so I won't have to ask for them.
— Prabhasini Batkar · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods, and I store urad dal and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation. I also cultivate every year using this method by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation, and I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate these crops, and I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate them every year using this organic method.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
My name is Sakunta Mahananda, from Pendramal village. In my house, farming is done without water, just like we cultivate green gram, black gram, and horse gram, and we store them safely for the next rainy season using limpatar and futkel leaves.
— Geetanjali Kumbgar · Balangir, Odisha
My name is Netrananda Bag, village Mahul Pada. Traditionally, we dry moong, masoor, and chana seeds in the sun for four to five days. We also dry neem leaves. Then we mix them all together, tie them up completely, and store them, and sow these seeds the next year.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Dongargaon, Nuapada, Odisha
When there was no rain, I cultivated green gram, black gram, and horse gram. I store the seeds by mixing them with neem leaves.
— Sushama Digal · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulse crops as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this method.
— Kumudini Chhanchan
Well, I cultivated black gram and chickpeas this year. I will save the seeds and cultivate them next year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulse crops as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, using old methods with cow/cattle manure, and I save urad and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
I am interested in cultivating a second crop. And we have stored pulse seeds. Moong seeds, moong, black gram, etc.
— Sushil Nanda · Balāngīr, Balangir, Odisha
I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure from domestic animals and following old methods. I store urad dal and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by saving black gram and horse gram seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Biranchi Sahani - Yes, I cultivate a second crop using zero-irrigation, and that is beans. These are in our house, we call these beans 'Tiger Claw Beans'. When they ripen, we peel them, dry the seeds in the shade, and store them as seeds!
— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also cultivate every year using this method by saving black gram and horse gram seeds.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also store Urad dal and Horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Previously, our ancestors used to cultivate this way, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate using this organic method every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
My name is Lalit Majhi, and we do zero-irrigation farming for the second crop, cultivating crops like moong, urad, and kulthi.
— Jadumani Nial · Jagānpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
Every year, after the crop harvest, I cultivate moong (green gram) in the second crop season. For this, I save my harvested crop as seeds for the next year.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by preserving Urad and Kulthi seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan
Riche Sahani - Yes, I harvest a second crop without irrigation. After the paddy, I sow peas and chickpeas there and cultivate them. After harvesting the peas and chickpeas, I dry them well and keep them as seeds!
— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha
