A dimension within Home Gardening & Seeds
Highlights the agricultural aspects of pulses and oilseeds, with a special interest in seed saving and cultivation techniques.
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Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
To cultivate chickpeas and preserve seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
To cultivate chickpeas and conserve seeds
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
We save the chickpeas so that we can cultivate them next year.
— 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
We stored the chickpea seeds carefully so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari
They keep chickpea and lentil 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
Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
We conserve pea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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 cultivate pulse crops, which we keep for our own consumption, sell in the market, and also save for seeds.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Yes, we buy and sow the seeds of pulses and oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I do pulses and oilseeds and I preserve seeds locally.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Yes, I cultivate pulses or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
We save and sow our traditional seeds. Such as chickpea, sorghum, Bhadi, pearl millet, etc.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
By cultivating chickpeas, they keep its seeds.
— Sunita Kumari
Yes, we grow other crops and also preserve seeds like black gram, pigeon pea, and green gram.
— Jagannath Baraik · Ranchi, Jharkhand
I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.
— Anupama Mahanand
They cultivate lentils and save its seeds for the next crop.
— 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
Chickpeas and gumbra are our old seeds, which we preserve and then sow.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
Cultivating chickpeas and also conserving them
— Sunita Kumari
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
Yes, I will grow traditional pulse crops, keep some for eating, and save some for growing new crops.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, 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
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 are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We save chickpeas
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Cultivating chickpeas and preserving them.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we save our local seeds. The most precious seeds for the family are wheat, chickpeas, peas, paddy, etc. Seeds are precious.
— Vimala
They store chickpea seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we save seeds, and for our family, the main pulse is valuable seed.
— Anita Punem
I will cultivate varieties of pulses and will get them again next year, collect and store them, and then process them traditionally.
— Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, 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 will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
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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.
After the main harvest, we harness the land's natural moisture to cultivate a vital second crop, ensuring food and oil for our families.
By preserving our traditional, rain-fed seeds and planting them with care, we ensure food for our families and fodder for our animals.
