Heritage Seed Conservation

Yes, we cultivate and preserve traditional seeds.

— Selina Pangi

In our region, we save and conserve our local seeds such as indigenous oilseed seeds, indigenous pulse seeds, and paddy seeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we save our local seeds. The most precious seeds for the family are wheat, chickpeas, peas, paddy, etc. Seeds are precious.

— Vimala

We preserve old seeds for sowing work, which explicitly includes Moong, Kili, and Mustard.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We save stable seeds and kuluth seeds are valuable for our family. We have old seeds like millet, kuluth, moong. We sell them and use them as food.

— Basanti · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Chickpeas and gumbra are our old seeds, which we preserve and then sow.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We conserve paddy seeds

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We conserve paddy seeds.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

These seeds have been inherited by us through many generations. We preserve them with the thought that they might not be available to us in the future or could become extinct.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We have the oldest seeds of pulses, oilseeds, and rice that we have preserved.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we preserve natural seeds here.

— Vijay kanesh

These native seeds were inherited by us from our ancestors.

— Sunil oraon · Verno, Gumla, Jharkhand

We have traditional seeds here like Saadia, paddy, pigeon pea, semi-native gourds, Karaiguta, Chipra, etc. We preserve these every year and cultivate them using old traditional methods without irrigation.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We preserve the pulse crops that we have received from our ancestors.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We conserve our local seeds ourselves.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

These seeds are inherited, given by our ancestors.

— Kachala Choudhary

We traditionally keep the seeds and cultivate in the coming year.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Our ancestors have been cultivating Kodo, Barnyard, Foxtail, Finger millet, Horse gram, and Barley since ancient times, which are very nutritious. We always preserve their seeds and cultivate them every year.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We have inherited the seeds of Bhaadi, Kodra, Bati, Jowar.

— Kachala Choudhary

Our family members save local seeds, among which the most precious seeds for us are native paddy seeds and combustion.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, pulses are cultivated in this. According to our ancestors, we also preserve seeds.

— Jagannath Baraik · Bayang, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

We have preserved various items such as moong, beans, and gourds from ancient times.

— S Guruteli · Sindhiguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Here, we cultivate Sawa, Medon, Mujhri, Kodo, and pulses using the 'Batririri' method. We also store the seeds at home for the following year and then re-sow them in the field; this practice is a legacy from our ancestors.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We save old seeds so that they do not become extinct or disappear in the future. We save them so that they remain available in the future and can be cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we practice traditional farming and also conserve indigenous seeds.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, I collect my own seeds. Mung and Black Gram are the most valuable seeds for our family. I have horse gram, black gram, bajra (pearl millet) and Mugeisal rice as old seeds. For us...

— gadadhar dash

We cultivate seeds such as chickpea, lentil, mustard, and horse gram using traditional, possibly rain-fed, farming methods. We preserve these seeds and cultivate them using this traditional agricultural practice.

— Laxmi Sahu

We save the seeds for planting next time.

— Kachala Choudhary

We store our own seeds ourselves. Especially for us, Kandul Kandul seed is very important for our family.

— Jogeshwar Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

We store the seeds of ridge gourd, hyacinth beans, bottle gourd, water chestnut, bitter gourd, and sponge gourd at home and cultivate them annually.

— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

We conserve pea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We have traditional moong and urad dal. We cultivate them generation after generation. I will tell you what we have preserved.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

We ourselves save our local seeds, which are indigenous seeds that are on the verge of extinction today.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand