Heritage Farming Methods

Yes, we are cultivating for the second time. We are preserving those seeds using traditional methods.

— Selina Pangi

We are cultivating a second crop. In our second crop, we are farming by saving seeds of chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, and applying manure using our traditional farming methods.

— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

We cultivate seeds such as chickpea, lentil, mustard, and horse gram using traditional, possibly rain-fed, farming methods. We preserve these seeds and cultivate them using this traditional agricultural practice.

— Laxmi Sahu

Yes, we practice traditional farming and also conserve indigenous seeds.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we cultivate and preserve traditional seeds.

— Selina Pangi

We will practice traditional farming and save seeds for next year.

— Sathimambalaka · Tado, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, we do a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

We are cultivating a second crop in Dhanapur, and by keeping our own seeds safe, we are farming using traditional cultivation methods. This is our

— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha

We do traditional farming. We save rain-fed seeds and cultivate crops like sorghum and chickpea.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, we are cultivating a second crop. We are growing lentils, moong, kalath, and their seeds are also in their traditional way.

— Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha

We have been farming since the second year, following traditional and organic methods. We also save our own seeds and cultivate them every year.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, we grow Sun Na Shishai crops using traditional farming methods, so we practice seed conservation.

— Laxmanlal

Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, we do second crop farming with zero irrigation, and we also practice traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— AbhiLL Ipsa

We save and sow our traditional seeds. Such as chickpea, sorghum, Bhadi, pearl millet, etc.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We traditionally keep the seeds and cultivate in the coming year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Yes, we grow a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— Laxmanlal

Yes, we grow zero-tillage crops like mustard, gram, barley, and also follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— Laxmanlal

Yes, on zero-irrigation land, we grow a second crop, and the maintenance of traditional seeds and farming methods are still done using our old methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

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

— 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

Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

We also preserve seeds in a traditional way.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

— Anita Punem

For the second crop, we cultivate seeds such as moong, urad, and arhar. We save those seeds to cultivate them again the following year.

— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha

We cultivate for a second time. Then, we personally collect and save those seeds so that we can cultivate again next year.

— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

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

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

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, they cultivate another responsive crop and conserve reciprocal farming methods and seeds. Use of old soil for propagation.

— Laxmanlal

We save our traditional seeds that we have inherited.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Certainly, we cultivate a second crop in Shuneshwar Sachin and also follow traditional farming methods and seed protection. Our traditional foods include Mandia (Ragi) and Kangu (Foxtail millet), among others.

— jitendra khila · Lachery, Malkangiri, Odisha

We keep seeds and grow a second crop.

— Puspanjali Nag

We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Here, we cultivate Sawa, Medon, Mujhri, Kodo, and pulses using the 'Batririri' method. We also store the seeds at home for the following year and then re-sow them in the field; this practice is a legacy from our ancestors.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

From the very beginning, we cultivate a second crop without irrigation using old methods and traditional seeds. The method of storing these seeds is also traditional, and our fields are ploughed using bullocks.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

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

We have traditional seeds here like Saadia, paddy, pigeon pea, semi-native gourds, Karaiguta, Chipra, etc. We preserve these every year and cultivate them using old traditional methods without irrigation.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, we also grow other crops without irrigation using traditional methods, which we call 'unhari' crops. We also store their seeds using traditional methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh