Pulse Crop Preservation

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

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

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

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

I grow other crops and preserve seeds.

— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

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

— Prasanna Pradhan

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 save seeds and use them in other crops too. For other crops like wheat, peas, mustard, etc., I keep old ones and use them.

— Vimala

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

— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Yes, I collect seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

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

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

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, I buy oilseed and pulse seeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

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 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

I always cultivate a second crop and also collect seeds.

— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha

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

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

We used to cultivate various crops extensively. Additionally, I cultivated mustard, moong bean, guava, horse gram, etc. All these seeds are important for my family.

— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, 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 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

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

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

— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

I buy seeds of pulses and oilseeds.

— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

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

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

— Anita Punem

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

Yes, we grow other crops and also preserve seeds like black gram, pigeon pea, and green gram.

— Jagannath Baraik · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

— anita khora · Sirsi, Koraput, 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

I am farming using my own seeds.

— Padmini Bhoi

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

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 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 the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

I cultivate oilseeds and buy seeds to plant them.

— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand