Rabi Crop Cultivation

Irrigation in horsegram cultivation is zero.

— SUKDEV HEMBRAM

We are doing zero-crop farming

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

In zero irrigation farming, chickpea, Siyawe jowar, and Bhaadi kodo were sown.

— Kachala Choudhary

There is a lack of cultivation in our village.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

In our region, zero irrigation crops like oilseeds and pulses are grown.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Farming is done without irrigation, but in years with low rainfall, there is no good harvest and the seeds also do not ripen.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

Due to the absence of black soil in the village, we are unable to cultivate other crops.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey

This time, seeds are not being provided by the agriculture department.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey

They cultivate pulses using zero irrigation.

— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand

They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.

— Kachala Choudhary

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

— Mukta Thakur · Kalahandi, Odisha

Since there was no irrigation, I farm. I sow moong dal, mustard, and similar crops, and nothing else grows.

— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

In our region, zero irrigation crops are cultivated, mainly pulses and oilseeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

They are cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation and also following traditional agricultural practices, but they are not following seed protection.

— Pankajini Chhatria

We did not do any second crop farming.

— benedict dungdung

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

Crops are not grown because plants need water to stay alive. Zero irrigation would mean that you

— Maya kumari Damor

A second crop is not possible with zero irrigation.

— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand

They do not practice traditional farming and traditional seed conservation.

— Gopal

Millet farming for fodder is done without water.

— Chanda

In our region, tribal people cultivate pulse and oilseed crops, which are zero-irrigation crops.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We have run out of old seeds.

— Kachala Choudhary

Seeds are not available from the Agriculture Department.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

In traditional farming, only pigeon pea, jowar, groundnut are cultivated.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

In our area, crops that require zero irrigation, such as pulses and oilseeds, are cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

Wheat sowing using zero tillage is affected.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

In our region, especially minimal-input, zero-irrigation crops like pigeon pea, black gram, red lentil, etc., are cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Due to the lack of water in Manohari village, farmers are unable to cultivate a second crop.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

We cultivate zero-irrigation pulses.

— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand

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

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Farmers conserve seeds that require zero irrigation, but their yield potential is low. The seeds that are conserved are very old seeds or native seeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

They cultivate Botra Tivra using zero irrigation and preserve its seeds for the next year.

— MANNOO LAL BHOI