A dimension within Organic Pulse Cultivation
This theme explores the practice of preserving seeds and crops through ancestral farming methods, focusing on pulses.
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Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I do pulses and oilseeds and I preserve seeds locally.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
I grow other crops and preserve seeds.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, I work with pulses and oilseeds, conserving their seeds by learning from my ancestors, and I also nourish the soil following ancestral methods.
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I cultivate pulses or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
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
Yes, I collect seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I buy oilseed and pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I collect my own seeds. Mung and Black Gram are the most valuable seeds for our family. I have horse gram, black gram, bajra (pearl millet) and Mugeisal rice as old seeds. For us...
— gadadhar dash
Yes, I am collecting seeds: finger millet, barnyard millet, foxtail millet, little millet, beans.
— Prasanna Pradhan
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate these crops, and I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate them every year using this organic method.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also store Urad dal and Horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, 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
Yes, I will grow traditional pulse crops, keep some for eating, and save some for growing new crops.
— 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, 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
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
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
I buy seeds of pulses and oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
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
I always cultivate a second crop and also collect seeds.
— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha
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 cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.
— Anita Punem
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, using old methods with cow/cattle manure, and I save urad and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods, and I store urad dal and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
I am cultivating a second crop. I already have some seeds, and I am also cultivating by collecting seeds from farmers. And for me, the most valuable seeds are pulse seeds.
— RINA BEHERA
Yes, I do by buying pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.
— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Yes, I am a farmer. I cultivate moong and mustard using traditional methods with my own seeds.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, we grow other crops and also preserve seeds like black gram, pigeon pea, and green gram.
— Jagannath Baraik · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.
— Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha
Yes, I do it with traditional seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I am following the second crop, traditional farming methods, and seed preservation.
— Sabina
Yes, I am able to save the seeds and use them, and also provide them to others.
— Mukunda Madkami · MV 34, Malkangiri, Odisha
Yes, I am also protecting. Moong, urad, and horse gram seeds are valuable for the family.
— anita khora · Sirsi, Koraput, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation, and I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
