Traditional Food Production

I will do traditional farming.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

I will do traditional farming.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

I am cultivating using traditional methods, which is why I am following seed preservation.

— James · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

I want to preserve traditional farming by cultivating pulses and carry this tradition forward.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, I am cultivating moong using traditional methods.

— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

I am farming using my own seeds.

— Padmini Bhoi

We will practice traditional farming and save seeds for next year.

— Sathimambalaka · Tado, Rayagada, Odisha

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

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha

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

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

I will cultivate chickpeas myself and store them for next year, and I will cultivate again next year, in a traditional way.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

Yes, I do it with traditional seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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

— Sabina

I am doing traditional farming. I will go and maintain it. I will do it for 12 years.

— Sathimambalaka · Tado, Rayagada, Odisha

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

— Anupama Mahanand

I will cultivate and store some for next year, and then cultivate it again using traditional methods.

— Anupama Mahanand

I am cultivating a second crop and preserving it concerning tradition.

— SINESH PELMAL

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

— Anita Punem

Yes, I am cultivating a second crop with irrigation and following traditional farming methods and seed protection.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop using zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to farm this way, and I also save urad and horse gram seeds to farm using this organic method every year.

— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.

— Anupama Mahanand

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

We farm using traditional methods.

— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

My name is Ashadh Rahit. I see that traditional farming is currently going to be planted. But I hope that by collecting traditional seeds, I will cultivate more, and I will make everyone in our village aware that by doing traditional farming, everyone can be active.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha

Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.

— Vimala

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

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, 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

Yes, I am a second crop farmer. Every year, I cultivate green gram and mustard using traditional methods after paddy.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, I work with pulses and oilseeds, conserving their seeds by learning from my ancestors, and I also nourish the soil following ancestral methods.

— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

I am doing 2nd crop in zero irrigation. I am also preserving the seeds and adopting the organic farming.

— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

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

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

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

Yes, we practice traditional farming and also conserve indigenous seeds.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

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 Trinath Patra. The village is Pinargaon. Panchayat Pamunia, Block Dharimali, District Kandhamal. I am farming to collect traditional seeds and do traditional farming in a larger quantity. And I will also make society aware so that everyone can do traditional farming in a larger quantity.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, 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

I practice zero-irrigation farming of pulses and also preserve its seeds, and we get a lot of benefit from this, which has been passed down from my ancestors.

— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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