A dimension within Pulse Crop Cycles
This theme explores farming, seeds, and crops with a specific emphasis on food security and pulses.
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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
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
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
The seeds we grow in pulse crops, we keep for our convenience to eat, and some we sell so that we can get some profit. And some of the crop we keep for the coming.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We will cultivate pulse crops, specifically batri and lakhri, so that we can use them as food in our daily lives, and the remaining seeds...
— Pushpalata Surtange · Bemetara, Chhattisgarh
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
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
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
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
By cultivating pulses, we can use them for food and also save them to cultivate other crops.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
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 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 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 or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
Cultivation of pulses
— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand
I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and sell moong and lentils.
— Anupama Mahanand
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
Cultivation of lentils and pulses
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
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
After we harvest the paddy, we cultivate chickpeas, moong, urad, and gudasua here. We also eat it, and we sell it to sustain our family.
— Parikshit Majhi
We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
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 am a farmer. Immediately after cultivating rice, for a second crop, we plant moong, urad, chickpeas, and horse gram without much additional effort. And that crop turns out well, we consume some and sell the rest.
— Parikshit Majhi
Yes, I cultivate my second crop, which is vegetables, cultivate and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
We do farming. We save some seeds beforehand and then cultivate. This way, we get many crops, including green gram, black gram, and pigeon pea.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Yes, we buy and sow the seeds of pulses and oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
This year, we have cultivated green gram, black gram, and chickpeas. We will save the seeds to cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate moong dal varieties, and by cultivating them again, I will preserve and sell them.
— Anupama Mahanand
We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate vegetables for my second crop, cultivate them, and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
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
I want to cultivate pulse crops. Please provide seeds.
— dillip chhatria · Baragam, Nabarangapur, Odisha
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After the main harvest, we harness the land's natural moisture to cultivate a vital second crop, ensuring food and oil for our families.
We carefully save seeds from our diverse crops like chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, ensuring we can grow them again next year and maintain our livelihood.
By cultivating a variety of crops, preserving ancestral seeds, and exploring animal husbandry, we build a resilient livelihood for our community.
By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.
