Heritage Seed Preservation

We save our traditional seeds that we have inherited.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, we save our local seeds. The most precious seeds for the family are wheat, chickpeas, peas, paddy, etc. Seeds are precious.

— Vimala

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

We save seeds at our location and keep them for our family. And saving old seeds in a traditional way is our

— Anil Pargi

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

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

This seed was received from our ancestors, which we save.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

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

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We have received our traditional native seeds from our ancestors, which we conserve and protect for the coming generation.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Our family members save local seeds, among which the most precious seeds for us are native paddy seeds and combustion.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

These seeds have been inherited by us through many generations. We preserve them with the thought that they might not be available to us in the future or could become extinct.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Our precious seed jowar, urad

— Kachala Choudhary

Yes, we save old seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary

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

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we save seeds, and for our family, the main pulse is valuable seed.

— Anita Punem

In our region, we save and conserve our local seeds such as indigenous oilseed seeds, indigenous pulse seeds, and paddy seeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

— Kachala Choudhary

We store our own seeds ourselves. Especially for us, Kandul Kandul seed is very important for our family.

— Jogeshwar Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

These seeds are inherited, given by our ancestors.

— Kachala Choudhary

We also preserve seeds in a traditional way.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Chickpeas and gumbra are our old seeds, which we preserve and then sow.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

These native seeds were inherited by us from our ancestors.

— Sunil oraon · Verno, Gumla, Jharkhand

Our ancestors have been cultivating Kodo, Barnyard, Foxtail, Finger millet, Horse gram, and Barley since ancient times, which are very nutritious. We always preserve their seeds and cultivate them every year.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We preserve the pulse crops that we have received from our ancestors.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we cultivate and preserve traditional seeds.

— Selina Pangi

For our family, the most cherished seed is the bean seed. Our ancestors also used to cultivate it. We have been continuing this tradition. Preserve it.

— Jogeshwar Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

We conserve paddy seeds.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

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

— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

We conserve paddy seeds

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We have preserved various items such as moong, beans, and gourds from ancient times.

— S Guruteli · Sindhiguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

The most valuable seeds for our family are pulses and oilseeds.

— Sunil oraon · Gumla, Jharkhand

We have traditional moong and urad dal. We cultivate them generation after generation. I will tell you what we have preserved.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

We have traditional seeds here like Saadia, paddy, pigeon pea, semi-native gourds, Karaiguta, Chipra, etc. We preserve these every year and cultivate them using old traditional methods without irrigation.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Local seeds should be preserved. Just like the most precious seed in your family, which has been inherited through old traditions, it should be kept safe. It will be useful in the future and does not spoil quickly.

— Anil Pargi · Maliya Dokar, Banswara, Rajasthan

The oldest seeds we have. Millet, foxtail millet, horse gram, green gram, lentils.

— Batakrushna Sahoo

We save old seeds so that they do not become extinct or disappear in the future. We save them so that they remain available in the future and can be cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

Yes, we preserve natural seeds here.

— Vijay kanesh

My family uses traditional sorghum seeds which I inherited, and we preserve them and sow them in rocky soil.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh