A dimension within Modern vs Traditional Farming
Emphasis on traditional farming, livestock, and crop cultivation for local food supply.
150 voices speak to this
Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
We will do farming.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I will do traditional farming.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will do traditional farming.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Want to do farming
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Can do farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Farming and agriculture
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
To do animal husbandry and agriculture.
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I think I will make progress in agricultural work.
— Mamata Panigrahi
I will do all the farming, and I will save for the next year and farm again.
— Anupama Mahanand
I will complete the farming, and next year I will receive the harvest. By storing it and farming again, they will save.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
It becomes ready on its own, I will farm, and will cultivate well to run the household.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Traditional agriculture
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
Yes, if I complete this, what will I get? What will I gain? I will do farming. We will cultivate everything ourselves. We will do traditional farming, growing various things like millets and other distinct crops.
— Ulapi Sahu
If I get enough money, I will do farming, and by doing farming, I will support my entire family.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
I will do pig farming and help the family with farm cultivation.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
I am doing traditional farming. I will go and maintain it. I will do it for 12 years.
— Sathimambalaka · Tado, Rayagada, Odisha
I will do farming, saving this year's earnings to also use for next year, and will farm again in a continuous cycle.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I am farming using my own seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
Home farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Home farming
— Sunita Kumari
Record it in 15 seconds. Yes, I practice traditional farming. I irrigate my fields with my oxen, plow them, and use organic manure from my animals.
— Vasudev Katara · Bichiwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
I will do kitchen garden farming.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will bring good variety vegetable seeds to my farm, grow vegetables, and sell them in the nearby market to run my household.
— Vijay kanesh · Mathwad, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Will do goat farming
— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Will do goat farming
— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Will do goat farming
— Jagannath Baraik
Will do goat farming
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Will do goat farming
— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Will do goat farming
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
They will buy a pair of bullocks and do the farming themselves.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Again I will be a farmer. After I leave, I keep a little dry milk for him. And I am farming for a year. My farming is happening. I am also giving half of the chana to the people.
— swornalata nayak
I will do vegetable farming and improve my income.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
By farming, one can make their own future and the future of their children.
— Puja · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Will do buffalo farming.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
With ₹20000, I will build my farm and grow grains in it.
— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
I will do goat farming, and I will build a big farm from that.
— Vijay kanesh · Mathwad, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will do goat farming.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
We do mixed farming
— Kachala Choudhary
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