Ancestral Seed Conservation

Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

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 varieties of pulses and will get them again next year, collect and store them, and then process them traditionally.

— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, 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

Yes, I do pulses and oilseeds and I preserve seeds locally.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Yes, I cultivate pulses or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.

— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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

— Anupama Mahanand

Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.

— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, 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

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

By cultivating pulses, we will use them so that we can eat the pulses and save a small amount for the next crop.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, 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

I am cultivating a second crop. I already have some seeds, and I am also cultivating by collecting seeds from farmers. And for me, the most valuable seeds are pulse seeds.

— RINA BEHERA

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 am interested in cultivating a second crop. And we have stored pulse seeds. Moong seeds, moong, black gram, etc.

— Sushil Nanda · Balāngīr, Balangir, 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

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 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

We grow pulse crops, keep them for our daily consumption, and save a small amount of the remaining seeds for the next crop.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

Yes, I do by buying pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Cultivate pulse varieties and save them for the next year, and then cultivate again using traditional methods.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

We cultivate pulse crops, which we keep for our own consumption, sell in the market, and also save for seeds.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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 have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, 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

Yes, I buy oilseed and pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

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

We will cultivate pulses, which we will include in our nutritional diet, and save a small amount for storage for the next crop.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

— Prasanna Pradhan

I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.

— Anupama Mahanand

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

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

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

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