Dryland Farming & Seeds

Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation. Using traditional methods, with the help of a plow, they save seeds for themselves.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

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

— AbhiLL Ipsa

Yes, we cultivate the second crop without water. And cultivation happens even without water. And we collect and store those seeds. And then again, we use that for the second crop.

— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

We are cultivating a second crop based on zero irrigation. Crop production with zero irrigation is possible by conserving rainwater, retaining moisture in the soil, and using traditional methods.

— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

On our vacant land, we grow a second crop without irrigation, using traditional seeds and traditional methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We cultivate a second crop which is also grown without irrigation. Therefore, we get many benefits and profit from it. And we preserve seeds for the second crop.

— Anirudha Marai

Yes, I save seeds, and for the past two years, I have been cultivating a second crop, that too with zero irrigation or without any.

— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

I am doing 2nd crop in zero irrigation. I am also preserving the seeds and adopting the organic farming.

— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

Do you cultivate a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming and seed protection? Yes.

— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

Yes, I am cultivating a second crop with irrigation and following traditional farming methods and seed protection.

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

I want to cultivate a second crop without irrigation. So I am collecting seeds.

— James · Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha

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

Do you conserve seeds and traditionally grow a second crop without irrigation? Yes, yes.

— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

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

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

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

— Anita Punem

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

— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

Do you grow a second crop without irrigation, along with traditional farming and seed conservation?

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

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

Yes, we cultivate a second crop, for which we use the old pigeon pea (arhar) seeds from our fields during irrigation.

— RAJNIKANT RATNAKAR · Kharod, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

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

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

To some extent, we are doing a second crop with zero irrigation.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

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

— Selina Pangi

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

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 keep seeds and grow a second crop.

— Puspanjali Nag

Riche Sahani - Yes, I harvest a second crop without irrigation. After the paddy, I sow peas and chickpeas there and cultivate them. After harvesting the peas and chickpeas, I dry them well and keep them as seeds!

— Abhilash Bhoi · Khaprakhol, Balangir, Odisha

Yes, we conserve traditional seeds using traditional methods and also farm using traditional methods, where, by God's grace, the crop grows even without irrigation.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

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

Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by preserving Urad and Kulthi seeds.

— Kumudini Chhanchan

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

I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha