Traditional Seed Protection

We are cultivating a second crop based on zero irrigation. Crop production with zero irrigation is possible by conserving rainwater, retaining moisture in the soil, and using traditional methods.

— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

Yes, we grow a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— Laxmanlal

Yes, we do a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, I am doing zero cultivation and cultivating a second crop, and I am following my traditional farming methods, but I am not following seed protection.

— Pankajini Chhatria

I am doing 2nd crop in zero irrigation. I am also preserving the seeds and adopting the organic farming.

— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

Yes, we do second crop farming with zero irrigation, and we also practice traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— AbhiLL Ipsa

Yes, on zero-irrigation land, we grow a second crop, and the maintenance of traditional seeds and farming methods are still done using our old methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

In our village, for the second crop, they use zero irrigation, but they cultivate only government seeds, not traditional ones, by adopting the Kalallangal method.

— Praska Gangarao

Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water. And farming is also done without water. We have collected and kept those seeds. And we will again plant that as a second crop.

— Ulapi Sahu

I am cultivating unique crops with zero irrigation, so I am trying to collect seeds.

— James · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

Cultivates moong as a second crop using traditional methods in zero irrigation.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

After paddy cultivation, we cultivate green gram with zero irrigation, using traditional methods and without adding any chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

— Sastensh khura · Khatiguda, Nabarangapur, Odisha

I want to cultivate a second crop without irrigation. So I am collecting seeds.

— James · Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha

After cultivating Kharif crops, we cultivate Rabi crops without water awareness.

— Mukta Thakur · Kalahandi, Odisha

I am cultivating a second crop using irrigation and also practicing traditional farming methods, but I am not able to follow the seed protection request.

— Pankajini Chhatria

We want to cultivate with zero irrigation, but if we do not preserve good seeds, then our farming will be fine.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Yes, due to the lack of water facilities in our fields, we grow Rabi crops using traditional methods without irrigation and also maintain traditional seeds using traditional methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.

— Vimala

Yes, I save seeds, and for the past two years, I have been cultivating a second crop, that too with zero irrigation or without any.

— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

A second crop does not grow here due to water problems, which is rain-fed cultivation. We ourselves collect and store the old seeds.

— Padmini Bhoi

They also cultivate oilseeds, which is a second crop with zero irrigation.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation, and seeds are saved for oneself using a plow with traditional methods.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water, we cultivate green gram every year, and sometimes if it's very hot, it also gets damaged. It doesn't yield at all.

— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

From the very beginning, we cultivate a second crop without irrigation using old methods and traditional seeds. The method of storing these seeds is also traditional, and our fields are ploughed using bullocks.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

In our region, zero irrigation crops are sown, mainly pulses and oilseeds, and we practice traditional farming and conserve pulse seeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation. Using traditional methods, with the help of a plow, they save seeds for themselves.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

We sow seeds without water and harvest seeds.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha

We do not practice zero-irrigation farming, nor do we preserve seeds.

— Manjusha Marko · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Do you grow a second crop without irrigation, along with traditional farming and seed conservation?

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, we do zero irrigation farming and also do seed conservation.

— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Do you cultivate a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming and seed protection? Yes.

— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha