A dimension within Tropical Crop Cultivation
Focuses on the cultivation and importance of grains and millets as staple foods.
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Finger millet, black gram, green gram, etc.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Pearl millet, maize, kodo millet, Mejri, barnyard millet, black gram, horse gram
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Pearl millet, corn, Kodo millet, Mejhari, Barnyard millet, Black gram, Chickpea.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Ragi, Foxtail Millet, Moong
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
Pulses, millet, grains, and green leafy vegetables
— Maya kumari Damor
Barley, sorghum, millet
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Millet Chickpea Mustard
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice
— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha
Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice
— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha
Green Gram, Bir, Mandya Pigeon Peas, a heap of Sorghum, Sua Tanggu, etcetera.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Wheat, chickpea, toria and local indigenous seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
barley, jujube, peas, chickpeas, red lentils, bhatura, flaxseed, kodo millet, mijri
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
These are wheat, chickpea, toria, and local Rajasthani seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Precious seeds: Pearl millet, Black gram, Sorghum, Bhaadi Kodo millet, Barnyard millet, Bati.
— Kachala Choudhary
Finger millet, Foxtail millet, Pearl millet
— Mamata Panigrahi
rice, lentils, flower, flower, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Sangli, Kodo seeds and indigenous seeds with millets
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Rice, lentils, fruit, flowers, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Mustard peas barley lentils
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Soya, Kangu, Jarna, and other varieties.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
PDS usable items are wheat, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, and maize.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Chickpea, peas, mustard, horse gram
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Chickpea peas mustard horse gram
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Peas wheat mustard
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Moringa, rice and Chironji nuts, mango pickle, local rice, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The traditional seeds are pearl millet, smooth sorghum, and Bhadi kodo millet.
— Kachala Choudhary
PDS useful items are wheat, rice, sorghum, millet, and maize.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Paddy, finger millet, little millet, pigeon pea, jute seeds. Village - Te Muru Pali, Malkangiri.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
This is our rice, ragi, black gram, and horse gram for our family.
— Gourang Adhikari · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Wheat, potato, radish
— अमर जीत · Kewata, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Wheat potato radish
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Traditional farming, meaning Yudung, Pandala, Janana, maize, finger millet, and so on.
— James
The oldest seeds we have. Millet, foxtail millet, horse gram, green gram, lentils.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
Chinnu, jowar, chickpea.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Sir, we have millet, black gram, foxtail millet, barnyard millet, paddy, and old rice. We have all these types of grains available with us.
— gobardhan pangi
Chickpea, pea, mustard
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Flaxseed Wheat Chickpea
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Many seeds like chickpea, lentil, and pigeon pea are suitable.
— Sunita Kumari
Cultivation of millet, Uri, maize, and seed migration could be done.
— Sunita Kumari
The things we used to cultivate before were black gram, green gram, cowpea, horse gram, etc.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
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