A dimension within Dryland Farming Practices
Covers the cultivation of various crops, including paddy, with a strong emphasis on gardening and seed saving.
150 voices speak to this
Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
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
When we cultivate for the second time, we save those seeds from the produce itself to cultivate again next year.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
This year, we have cultivated paddy and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We traditionally keep the seeds and cultivate in the coming year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
This year we have cultivated paddy. We will save the seeds and cultivate paddy next year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We keep seeds and grow a second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
We are cultivating paddy this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate next year. No
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We save the seeds for planting next time.
— Kachala Choudhary
We cultivated this year. We will take and store what we harvested, and cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We have cultivated green gram this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
This year we will cultivate rice, keep the seeds ready to cultivate next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
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 cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, we are cultivating for the second time. We are preserving those seeds using traditional methods.
— Selina Pangi
We will cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
This year, we will cultivate moong, urad, and gram, save the seeds, and cultivate those same seeds again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We conserve pea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We carefully keep the chickpea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
We have cultivated mung beans this year. Next year, we will cultivate them using saved seeds.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
This year, we have cultivated green gram, black gram, and chickpeas. We will save the seeds to cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
When we store farmer's seeds, we sow them in the field during the second cultivation.
— Puspanjali Nag
We save flax seeds for next year so that they can be sown in the field again.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We save the chickpeas so that we can cultivate them next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
We will practice traditional farming and save seeds for next year.
— Sathimambalaka · Tado, Rayagada, Odisha
We cultivate coriander, and next year we will prepare seeds again.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
After cultivating paddy, we will cultivate again next year.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate paddy, keep this year's harvest, and save it for the coming year. I will cultivate again and also save that for the subsequent year.
— Anupama Mahanand
We stored the chickpea seeds carefully so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
We will cultivate all the Karuna bitter gourd seeds this year, collect them for next year, and cultivate them again, just like paddy and moong.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will cultivate and store some for next year, and then cultivate it again using traditional methods.
— Anupama Mahanand
We cultivate green gram as a second crop every year and keep it as seeds. We cultivate it every year because we incorporate it into the soil after paddy cultivation.
— Sastensh khura · Khatiguda, Nabarangapur, Odisha
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
I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.
— Anita Punem
Cultivate pulse varieties and save them for the next year, and then cultivate again using traditional methods.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.

By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.

We carefully save seeds from our diverse crops like chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, ensuring we can grow them again next year and maintain our livelihood.

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.