A dimension within Millets & Pulses
Highlights the importance of seed saving and cultivation practices specifically for dryland farming and crop resilience.
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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.
Facing the prospect of future water scarcity, our community relies on cultivating traditional zero-irrigation crops to secure food and conserve precious resources.
By utilizing old seeds from their fields and selecting water-efficient varieties, farmers in Kharod ensure food security with a vital second crop.
Our tribal community shares how to cultivate vital crops like chickpeas, corn, and lentils, even in dry conditions without relying on irrigation.
After the Kharif paddy harvest, we cultivate moong without irrigation as a Rabi crop.
— MUKTA THAKUR · Kokasara, Kalahandi, Odisha
Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water. And farming is also done without water. We have collected and kept those seeds. And we will again plant that as a second crop.
— Ulapi Sahu
Immediately after the Kharif cultivation, we cultivate pulse crops like moong (green gram) in the Rabi season. This is done with zero irrigation, using seeds that we have saved beforehand.
— Santosh Barik · Narala, Kalahandi, Odisha
We do farming without irrigation, such as barley and pulse varieties like 'baturi' and 'kerav'. Barley does not need water, and 'baturi' and 'kerav' are sown after the rice harvest and grow well. We also preserve their seeds, which are useful for sowing next year.
— Ram Kumari
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
After the Kharif paddy cultivation is over, we cultivate moong without water as a Rabi crop.
— MUKTA THAKUR · Kalahandi, Odisha
After harvesting the paddy, we cultivate crops like moong, urad, chana, and masoor in that field without irrigation. We save these for our home. We then prepare the soil there for further cultivation.
— swornalata nayak · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
After the Kharif paddy cultivation is over, we cultivate green gram (moong) as a waterless Rabi crop.
— Premsila Naik
In our area, crops that require zero irrigation, such as pulses and oilseeds, are cultivated.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
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
We cultivate a second crop without water or irrigation, using green gram, black gram, and horse gram. We don't use pesticides or chemical fertilizers. We grow them very well from seeds, resulting in good produce for eating.
— Parikshit Majhi
We sow seeds without water and harvest seeds.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha
Traditionally, we store our own moong seeds and sow them in the Rabi season, immediately after the Kharif season, even with zero irrigation.
— Lily Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha
Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor seeds etc. with zero irrigation and are getting more profit.
— Naukeshi Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha
Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor, and other seeds with zero irrigation. And more profit.
— Naukeshi Sahu
We store moong pulse seeds using traditional methods and sow the seeds as a Rabi crop with zero irrigation after the Kharif season crop harvest.
— Ahalya Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha
To some extent, we are doing a second crop with zero irrigation.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Yes, we cultivate without water, such as hardy crops. These include Moong, Urad, and Mustard.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
We can grow other crops like chickpeas, lentils, khesari, peas, and linseed without water or irrigation.
— arun raja · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We cultivate zero-input crops like chickpeas, flaxseed, and pigeon pea. Even with less water, the crops ripen, and their seeds are also collected. Narayan Lal Baranda.
— narayanlalbaranda5@gmail.com · Jhapa, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
We can grow crops without irrigation like Ragi, Masoor, and Horse Gram. Millet.
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We cultivate green gram without water. The government had provided green gram seeds for one year, and we will keep those seeds to cultivate green gram every year.
— Kusha Mahakud
In our region, even without rain, we cultivate crops like moong, urad, and horse gram. We also preserve their seeds by mixing them with neem leaves.
— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
They also cultivate oilseeds, which is a second crop with zero irrigation.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We grow a second zero-irrigation crop in our region, which is a pulse crop and an oilseed crop.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
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
We cultivate mung bean, urad bean, chickpea, lentil, moong, etc., without water, and we are still doing it.
— Naukeshi Sahu
We sow and cultivate it in suitable soil, harvesting it season after season. It's a monsoon crop that we harvest without irrigation.
— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha
If some crops can be cultivated with minimal or no irrigation in my region, then we are storing moong seeds, which will be available in irrigated areas.
— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha
We are cultivating moong without water. The government is not giving us any seeds. We are cultivating with our own seeds and making a profit from it.
— Kusha Mahakud
We cultivate our crops without irrigation, relying on natural moisture like dew water. For example, we grow mung bean, black gram, and mustard. These three particular crops, we cultivate without irrigation.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
On our vacant land, we grow a second crop without irrigation, using traditional seeds and traditional methods.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We keep seeds of mustard, green gram, horse gram, tuber crops, black gram, and taro for cultivation without water.
— Puspanjali Nag
In our region, zero-irrigation crops of pulses and oilseeds are cultivated, which include pigeon pea, lentil, etc.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In the second zero-irrigation crop, such as oilseeds, our Surguja and other crops are grown.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We cultivate horse gram, green gram, black gram, and chickpea, for which we do not arrange irrigation.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
After harvesting the paddy, we sow green gram, black gram, and chickpeas in this field without water. We harvest them and store them in our house, ensuring no pests infest them.
— Parikshit Majhi · Balangir, Odisha
We cultivate zero-irrigation pulses.
— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand
After cultivating Kharif crops, we cultivate Rabi crops without water awareness.
— Mukta Thakur · Kalahandi, Odisha
