A dimension within Crop Cultivation Basics
Highlights techniques for growing crops in arid conditions, emphasizing seed preservation and dry farming methods.
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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 utilizing old seeds from their fields and selecting water-efficient varieties, farmers in Kharod ensure food security with a vital second crop.
By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.
Even without irrigation, our traditional seeds and old farming methods ensure our crops ripen, providing food for our homes.
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
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 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, 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 a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
We keep seeds and grow a second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
Yes, we grow a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.
— Laxmanlal
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
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, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, 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
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
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
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 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
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
Yes, we do second crop farming with zero irrigation, and we also practice traditional farming methods and seed conservation.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
When we cultivate for the second time, we save those seeds from the produce itself to cultivate again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, 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 green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, 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 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
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 used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor, and other seeds with zero irrigation. And more profit.
— Naukeshi Sahu
We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
We prepare our own seeds and cultivate crops even during bad years. The second crop brings good wealth.
— Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, Odisha
There, we cultivate a second crop, Kulthi beans (junga type). The seeds are saved throughout the year, and the same crop is cultivated the following year.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation, and seeds are saved for oneself using a plow with traditional methods.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha
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 cultivate a second crop and safely store our own mung bean seeds.
— Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, Odisha
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
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
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, we are cultivating for the second time. We are preserving those seeds using traditional methods.
— Selina Pangi
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
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
We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.
— Vimala
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
