A dimension within Seed Saving Practices
Discusses the conservation and storage of agricultural seeds like paddy and mustard.
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They conserve TC and paddy seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They keep wheat and barley seeds.
— अमर जीत · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They keep chickpea and lentil seeds.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They protect and maintain TC and paddy seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They keep Sawa Mejhari seeds.
— अमर जीत · Churk, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
And they keep the seeds safe in their old earthen storage.
— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
They want to store the seeds of corn and wheat crops so that cultivation can continue in the future.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They store chickpea seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They cultivate mustard and preserve its seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We conserve paddy seeds.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We conserve paddy seeds
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They sow TC mustard and keep its seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We also preserve seeds in a traditional way.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Wheat seeds are carefully stored and preserved.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Peas and chickpea seeds are kept
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We carefully keep the chickpea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
To cultivate chickpeas and preserve seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
For seed preservation, we store the seeds in bamboo storage.
— Kachala Choudhary
Precious young seeds, along with paddy and wheat, are remaining, which should be maintained every year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The seed is traditionally preserved.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM · Patamda, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
They cultivate lentils and save its seeds for the next crop.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
By cultivating chickpeas, they keep its seeds.
— Sunita Kumari
We stored the chickpea seeds carefully so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
Yes, we preserve natural seeds here.
— Vijay kanesh
We save seeds at our location and keep them for our family. And saving old seeds in a traditional way is our
— Anil Pargi
They cultivate chickpeas and keep them safe.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
To cultivate chickpeas and conserve seeds
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We save and sow our traditional seeds. Such as chickpea, sorghum, Bhadi, pearl millet, etc.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Chickpeas and gumbra are our old seeds, which we preserve and then sow.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We conserve pea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We save our traditional seeds that we have inherited.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Cultivate millet and corn and conserve the seeds.
— Sunita Kumari
We preserve old seeds for sowing work, which explicitly includes Moong, Kili, and Mustard.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Here, rain-fed crops are barley, green gram, and maize, and their seeds are stored.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we save old seeds.
— Kachala Choudhary
We traditionally keep the seeds and cultivate in the coming year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
In our region, we save and conserve our local seeds such as indigenous oilseed seeds, indigenous pulse seeds, and paddy seeds.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Yes, we save our local seeds. The most precious seeds for the family are wheat, chickpeas, peas, paddy, etc. Seeds are precious.
— Vimala
Yes, we cultivate and preserve traditional seeds.
— Selina Pangi
By cultivating mustard, its seeds are protected and maintained.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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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 carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.

Our ancestors taught us to protect our traditional crop seeds using natural methods, ensuring food for the next year.

By preserving our traditional, rain-fed seeds and planting them with care, we ensure food for our families and fodder for our animals.