A dimension within Cultivating Pulses & Seeds
Information on cultivating mustard crops, including seed saving and general farming practices.
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I myself will cultivate mustard and will also save for the coming year.
— Anupama Mahanand · 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
I will cultivate mustard myself and save it for next year as well.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I myself will cultivate mustard and save for the coming year.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate mustard and save it for next year, and I will cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
Yes, I cultivate mustard as a second crop every year. I store the harvested produce for the next year.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
By cultivating green gram, I will keep this year's green gram for next year and cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, 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
This year I will cultivate moong and save it for next year, and then I will cultivate traditionally again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate and store black gram this year, and I will also save some for next year. I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate moong and sell it, and I will also cultivate mustard and sell it, and I will collect the money and save it.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate paddy, keep this year's harvest, and save it for the coming year. I will cultivate again and also save that for the subsequent year.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and store some for next year, and then cultivate it again using traditional methods.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate green gram, save some for next year as well, and then cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.
— Anita Punem
I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.
— Anupama Mahanand
By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.
— Anupama Mahanand
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
I will cultivate black gram and also save some for next year, and then I will cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Every year, after the crop harvest, I cultivate moong (green gram) in the second crop season. For this, I save my harvested crop as seeds for the next year.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
I will cultivate black gram, save some for the coming year, and then cultivate it again.
— Anupama Mahanand
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
I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha
I always cultivate a second crop and also collect seeds.
— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha
I will cultivate myself, save for the coming year, and cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I grow other crops and preserve seeds.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
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
Yes, I cultivate a second crop and store the seeds using traditional methods.
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
Yes, after the paddy harvest, my land usually remains moist. Taking advantage of that, every year I cultivate mustard and green gram. For this, I store seeds in advance.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
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
I will cultivate, save for the upcoming rainy season, and then cultivate again.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I cultivate mustard as a second crop every year. I store the mustard seeds I produce, so my family doesn't need to buy cooking oil from the market for at least 6 months.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · 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
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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.

By relying on traditional farming methods and saving our own seeds, we ensure food security and healthy crops without external inputs.

By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.

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.