Grains & Food Crops

What are the oldest seeds you have? Finger millet, Pearl millet, Barnyard millet, Sesame, Horse gram.

— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

The oldest seeds we have are horse gram, black gram, green gram. Name - Padu Madhi Village - Kodeguda Panchayat - Potrel Block - Korukonda

— Champa Gatan · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Paddy, finger millet, little millet, pigeon pea, jute seeds. Village - Te Muru Pali, Malkangiri.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

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

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We have inherited the seeds of Bhaadi, Kodra, Bati, Jowar.

— Kachala Choudhary

Finger millet, black gram, green gram, etc.

— Abhimaneu Sabar

Our oldest seeds are Bhadi, Kodra, Bati.

— Kachala Choudhary

What are the oldest seeds you have? Mustard, horse gram, millet.

— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

Pearl millet, corn, Kodo millet, Mejhari, Barnyard millet, Black gram, Chickpea.

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

What are the oldest seeds you have? Millet, rice, wheat, sesame, etc.

— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

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

They save seeds: millet, beans, paddy, horse gram, and black gram, from Damuni Nayak village, Dama Pata, Malkangiri.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

We save stable seeds and kuluth seeds are valuable for our family. We have old seeds like millet, kuluth, moong. We sell them and use them as food.

— Basanti · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Jowar, Bhadi, and Kodo were precious seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary

We have the oldest seeds of pulses, oilseeds, and rice that we have preserved.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Pearl millet, maize, kodo millet, Mejri, barnyard millet, black gram, horse gram

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We preserve old seeds for sowing work, which explicitly includes Moong, Kili, and Mustard.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We have seeds like flat beans, runner beans, chickpea, pumpkin, etc.

— jitendra khila · kudumulugumma, Malkangiri, Odisha

Our precious seed jowar, urad

— Kachala Choudhary

All the old seeds are garden seeds. Corn seeds. Bean seeds. And gourd seeds. Its name is Chhata Dura, Ranginiguda, Pedawada, Malkangiri.

— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha

I have old paddy seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary

The best and strongest seeds cultivated earlier were kodo, menjar, sawa, maize, and millet. These were all the crops grown.

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

And our local seeds are paddy, jowar, and among pulses there is tur, and groundnut, so we rely on our local seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

For our family, the most valuable seeds are pulse seeds, paddy seeds, etc.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Millet, sorghum, are the most special seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary

Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice

— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha

Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice

— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha

Currently, we have Ragi and Khejona seeds available as local seeds.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Kalahandi, Odisha

Ragi, Foxtail Millet, Moong

— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

We store black gram, green gram, finger millet, horse gram, foxtail millet, and pearl millet for future cultivation.

— Batakrushna Sahoo

Yes, I am collecting seeds: finger millet, barnyard millet, foxtail millet, little millet, beans.

— Prasanna Pradhan

Many seeds like chickpea, lentil, and pigeon pea are suitable.

— Sunita Kumari

Millet Chickpea Mustard

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh