A dimension within Farming & Water Scarcity
Exploring water access and management strategies for rural development and farming.
150 voices speak to this
Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
If we get an irrigation system, we will cultivate and make a living.
— Dharmendra bagh
If we are provided with an irrigation system, we will cultivate and earn our livelihood.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
If we get 20000, we will get irrigation. With that, we will do farming.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we get ₹20000, we will buy an irrigation machine and use it for farming.
— Kamleah Kumar
If Mom gives us twenty thousand rupees, we will be able to get water and cultivate.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
If there were wells and stepwells at various places in our village, it would become a means of irrigation, with which the villagers could farm well, earn good money, and sustain themselves.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we get ₹20,000, we will buy a small water pump and use it for cultivating vegetables.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
According to us, there is water facility. If facilities are provided, agriculture work will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
It would be good to arrange for water in our farming work.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
If we get ₹20000, then we will do agricultural work such as sowing wheat.
— arun raja · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If our group receives an initial fund of 20,000, we will do agricultural work.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
If we get an amount of 20000 from somewhere, we will invest it in agricultural work to increase our income.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
If I get ₹20,000, I will buy a small water pump machine and use it for farming.
— Kamleah Kumar
We are being provided facilities due to lack of irrigation for our agricultural land.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
If we get ₹20,000, we will do farming work, which will increase the strength of my house.
— Vimala
There is a water problem in our area. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If I or our group receives 20,000 rupees, then my family and I can do farming.
— Pankajini Chhatria
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made for this, farming can be done.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
You can farm with irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
In our village, there is a water problem for agriculture. If this is resolved, farming activities will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If we receive an amount of 20000, we will invest it in growing crops in our fields and begin the work of increasing our income from it.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
If we get twenty thousand rupees, we will cultivate vegetables.
— Kachala Choudhary
There is a water problem in our village. If some solution is found, farming will be started in our village.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our area. This needs to be resolved. If it is resolved, farming will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
There is a water problem for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
If 20000 rupees are given to me or my women's group, then we will be able to do farming.
— Pankajini Chhatria
We will do farming.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are providing facilities due to lack of irrigation for the farmlands.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
If you give us twenty thousand rupees, we will cultivate vegetables and earn money.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees in assistance, I will dig a well in my own backyard and increase my family's income by farming.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
Our village has water problems for farming. If this is solved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha
If we get ₹20000, we will buy a sewing machine and can do poultry farming, fish farming, and gradually expand it.
— Kamleah Kumar
Farming seed details will be provided in the village, and pipes will be purchased for irrigation.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If water facilities are provided, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
If I get 20000 rupees, I will do farming with my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I or my women's group receives 20,000 rupees, we will be able to cultivate.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I received 20,000, I would somehow manage to do agricultural work.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a water problem in our village. If this is resolved, farming will improve.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
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.
Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
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.
Villagers are finding creative ways to start small businesses and leverage traditional farming to secure their livelihoods and support their communities.
With a modest financial boost, community groups can cultivate diverse livelihoods, from farming to crafts, while preserving traditional practices and seeds.
