Cultivating Future Harvests

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 do farming. We save some seeds beforehand and then cultivate. This way, we get many crops, including green gram, black gram, and pigeon pea.

— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.

— Puspanjali Nag

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 cultivate seeds such as chickpea, lentil, mustard, and horse gram using traditional, possibly rain-fed, farming methods. We preserve these seeds and cultivate them using this traditional agricultural practice.

— Laxmi Sahu

We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.

— 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 will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

If you ask about cultivating a second crop in our region, we cultivate mustard, horse gram, and junga. We will save these seeds for next year's crop.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

Yes, we grow other crops and also preserve seeds like black gram, pigeon pea, and green gram.

— Jagannath Baraik · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We do traditional farming. We save rain-fed seeds and cultivate crops like sorghum and chickpea.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We save and sow our traditional seeds. Such as chickpea, sorghum, Bhadi, pearl millet, etc.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

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

Here, we cultivate paddy, sawa, medon, and mijhri. We store sawa, medon, and mijhri at home for sowing in the next year. Additionally, among pulses, we have kurthi and baturi, which we also store and sow the following year.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We cultivated rainfed crops like pigeon pea, mung bean, and black gram, and will continue to cultivate and preserve them for the future.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, 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 cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation 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 farm at our home and manage our household with it. We cultivate pigeon pea and other pulses with low water, and also sow barley. These require less water, and we also save them for the next year. This way, we preserve the seeds.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

In rain-fed land, we cultivate horse gram and green gram, and we store their seeds safely by using neem and karanja leaves.

— Sita Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

We cultivate a second crop and safely store our own mung bean seeds.

— Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, Odisha

We have cultivated green gram this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate again next year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

In rain-fed land, we cultivate horse gram and green gram, and we store the seeds safely in the village using neem leaves and karada leaves.

— Sita Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Yes, we cultivate dryland crops such as madiya, kodo, and kutki in our region, and we also conserve seeds for every year.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Name: Purnachandra Pradhan. Village: Gatamaha, G.P. Bondaguda, block Nuagaon, District Kandhamal. We are cultivating green gram, mustard, and black gram as a second crop without irrigation, and we are also saving seeds.

— Sidheswar Nayak · Kandhamal, Odisha

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

Here, we cultivate Sawa, Medon, Mujhri, Kodo, and pulses using the 'Batririri' method. We also store the seeds at home for the following year and then re-sow them in the field; this practice is a legacy from our ancestors.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

My name is Maheswar Sunani. We cultivate second crops like moong, masoor, and black gram after paddy. We also store seeds using traditional farming methods to cultivate them in the upcoming year.

— pinku sunani · Khotlabhāta, Nuapada, Odisha

We have cultivated mung beans this year. Next year, we will cultivate them using saved seeds.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We grow pulse crops, keep them for our daily consumption, and save a small amount of the remaining seeds for the next crop.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we cultivate barnyard millet and finger millet and also conserve seeds.

— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.

— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

We cultivate pulse crops, which we keep for our own consumption, sell in the market, and also save for seeds.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

Our ancestors used to cultivate pulse crops as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this method.

— Kumudini Chhanchan

Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation. I also cultivate every year using this method by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

I cultivate pulse crops without irrigation. We save pulse seeds, among which horse gram, black gram, and pigeon pea are the oldest varieties. We save these seeds for cultivation every year. Our ancestors used to cultivate using manure and traditional ploughs.

— DASHARATH SINGH