Seed Conservation & Gardening

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

Yes, I am collecting seeds: finger millet, barnyard millet, foxtail millet, little millet, beans.

— Prasanna Pradhan

Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Yes, I am able to save the seeds and use them, and also provide them to others.

— Mukunda Madkami · MV 34, Malkangiri, Odisha

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

Yes, I cultivate a second crop and store the seeds using traditional methods.

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

Yes, I will grow traditional pulse crops, keep some for eating, and save some for growing new crops.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.

— Anita Punem

Yes, I cultivate mustard as a second crop every year. I store the harvested produce for the next year.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

I myself will cultivate mustard and will also save for the coming year.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

I myself will cultivate mustard and save for the coming year.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

I will cultivate mustard myself and save it for next year as well.

— Anupama Mahanand · 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

Yes, I am saving the seeds that I have cultivated myself. Name - Reena Padiami Village - Kamawada Panchayat - Komwada Block - Korukonda

— Champa Gatan · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

I always cultivate a second crop and also collect seeds.

— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha

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

I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, I am following the second crop, traditional farming methods, and seed preservation.

— Sabina

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

Yes, I store local produce. Moong, Urad, Horse gram, etc., for future use.

— Selina Pangi · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha

I am farming using my own seeds.

— Padmini Bhoi

Yes, I am also protecting. Moong, urad, and horse gram seeds are valuable for the family.

— anita khora · Sirsi, Koraput, Odisha

Yes, I cultivate a second crop, I cultivate using traditional methods with a plow and a harrow, and I preserve seeds from the harvested grains.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

I am cultivating paddy and storing paddy seeds. I am storing Januga seeds.

— swornalata nayak · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

Yes, after the paddy harvest, my land usually remains moist. Taking advantage of that, every year I cultivate mustard and green gram. For this, I store seeds in advance.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, I have saved the seeds for second crops. And I have practiced in last.

— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Bidyutprabha Mallick, yes, I am doing a second crop and keeping the seeds with me.

— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha

Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

Yes, I am a farmer. I cultivate moong and mustard using traditional methods with my own seeds.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

I will cultivate mustard and save it for next year, and I will cultivate again in the traditional way.

— Anupama Mahanand

Yes, I do it with traditional seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha