A dimension within Rural Food Access
Conversations centered on farming, seeds, financial aid, and food security for farmers.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
Despite a national vision for development, many villages in Mandla still grapple with fundamental infrastructure deficiencies, from roads and bridges to clean water and reliable electricity.
The agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds to the farmers, due to which the farmers are troubled. Our problem is that the government should provide Rabi seeds on time.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
This time, the agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds, which is a problem for us, so the government should provide Rabi seeds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
This time, we are not receiving seeds from the agriculture department, which is a problem. We need to get some seeds from the agriculture department.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The agriculture department does not provide us with seeds on time. Therefore, our problem is that the agriculture department should provide us with Rabi seeds before time.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
It is a big problem if the village farmers are not getting seeds from the agriculture department. They have been told many times, but they are not providing any seeds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving seeds from the agriculture department on time, so we want the government to ensure that we receive seeds from the agriculture department on time.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
If the agriculture department is not providing seeds this time, then there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So, there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The government scheme's food grain vehicle is not being brought to the village, so there is a problem of food grains for our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Farmers in the village are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds. We want the government to ensure that some farmers receive the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
This time, if Ravi's seeds are not being provided by the agriculture department, then it is a problem. We should get seeds from the agriculture department at the right time so that we can cultivate other crops.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We farmers are not able to get the subsidy scheme from the agriculture department, so we want the subsidy money to reach the farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Farmers are not getting Rabi seeds from the agriculture department. We have talked to the agriculture department many times, but they keep saying yes, yes, but they are not providing them.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We want to convey to the government that we are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds, so the problem lies with the Kisan Samman Nidhi itself.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So we want the government to give us the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
It is a problem that some farmers in Bela village do not receive Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Our problem is that seeds should be brought from the agricultural department and given in Khalodi village so that we don't have to go to such a large level and can receive seeds in Khalodi itself.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The Kisan Samman Nidhi money has not yet been credited to our account. So, the Kisan Samman Nidhi beneficiaries want the government to pay attention to this problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We farmers are not getting proper high rates in the village; this is a problem for our farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
This time, the price of seeds from the agriculture department is very high, so we are unable to take seeds from the agriculture department. Therefore, we want the government to reduce the price of seeds so that we can grow another crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Some families are not receiving ration food grains.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The problem in the village is that food grain vehicles are not delivering supplies. Food grains should be delivered to our village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Our problem is that farmers should be sent to the agriculture building in village Khalaudi by the Agriculture Department.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers in Balla village are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not getting rations. We informed the Sarpanch, but he is not paying attention.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
If farmers in the village are deprived of the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, then our concern is that every farmer who has been left out should receive the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
The farmers of the village are deprived of the Kisan Samman Nidhi. Applications were submitted many times to the Patwari sir, but we did not pay attention to the Aadhaar.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers in the village are unable to receive Kisan Samman Nidhi, so we want every farmer to receive the financial support of Kisan Samman Nidhi.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We want from the government that if we get free seeds for the Rabi crop, then we can cultivate another crop. Currently, due to our economic situation, we are unable to cultivate another crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
There is a problem in this village. Food grains are not brought and delivered to this village, and people have to go 7 kilometers to fetch them. The problem is that food grains should reach this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to the road problem in our village, the things that should be available are not being received under the government's scheme.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a problem in the village. Food rations are not being given to the people even after being brought to this village.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
My name is Naresh Pradhan, from Dalabali village, Jiridikia Gram Panchayat, K. Nuagaon Block, Kandhamal District. Currently, due to a shortage of seeds and lack of irrigation, we are unable to cultivate a second crop. Therefore, please provide us with seeds for cultivating a second crop.
— Rajib Pradhan · Sarangada, Kandhamal, Odisha
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi funds at our home, so we wish to be enrolled in the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers are not receiving Kisan Samman Nidhi, so we want every farmer to receive Kisan Samman Nidhi financial assistance.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
If the village farmers are deprived under the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, then our concern is that the Kisan Samman Nidhi should be given to every farmer.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
My name is Nathu Baru Rayat. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Bamangaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I wish to cultivate a second crop, but I am unable to get seeds properly. As a result, I am deprived of this second cultivation. If the government...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
We are not getting our ration. We informed the Sarpanch, but he just keeps saying yes, yes, but no action is taken.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We want to receive subsidized money from some source. They tell us many times that we will receive subsidized money when buying seeds, but we are not able to get it.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Some farmers are deprived of the Samman Nidhi scheme. They have applied many times but there has been no hearing for it.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
