A dimension within Legume Crop Agriculture
Covers farming practices related to seeds, with a specific focus on seed saving for pulse crops like chickpeas.
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To cultivate chickpeas and preserve seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
To cultivate chickpeas and conserve seeds
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They cultivate lentils and save its seeds for the next crop.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We save the chickpeas so that we can cultivate them next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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 are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We carefully keep the chickpea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
We will save these lentils and chickpeas to use as seeds for next year's farming.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I will cultivate and grow pulse seeds that can be used for consumption, and some can be saved for next year's crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
By cultivating pulses, we will use them so that we can eat the pulses and save a small amount for the next crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
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
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · 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 will cultivate pulses, which we will include in our nutritional diet, and save a small amount for storage for the next crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
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
I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.
— Anupama Mahanand
Cultivating chickpeas and also conserving them
— Sunita Kumari
Cultivate pulse varieties and save them for the next year, and then cultivate again using traditional methods.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to 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 stored the chickpea seeds carefully so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
We conserve pea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
By cultivating chickpeas, they keep its seeds.
— Sunita Kumari
We will cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Cultivating chickpeas and preserving them.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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 will cultivate pulse crops, specifically batri and lakhri, so that we can use them as food in our daily lives, and the remaining seeds...
— Pushpalata Surtange · Bemetara, Chhattisgarh
Seeds are saved by cultivating lentils.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
By cultivating pulses, we can use them for food and also save them to cultivate other crops.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
By cultivating pulses, I will use them for eating and save a little for next year's crop.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We have cultivated green gram this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.
— Gitanjali Bhoi
Well, I cultivated black gram and chickpeas this year. I will save the seeds and cultivate them next year as well.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
The seeds we grow in pulse crops, we keep for our convenience to eat, and some we sell so that we can get some profit. And some of the crop we keep for the coming.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.
— Puspanjali Nag
Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.
— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
We have cultivated mung beans this year. Next year, we will cultivate them using saved seeds.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Chickpeas and gumbra are our old seeds, which we preserve and then sow.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We save and sow our traditional seeds. Such as chickpea, sorghum, Bhadi, pearl millet, etc.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
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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.

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

By cultivating a variety of crops, preserving ancestral seeds, and exploring animal husbandry, we build a resilient livelihood for our community.

After the main harvest, we harness the land's natural moisture to cultivate a vital second crop, ensuring food and oil for our families.