A dimension within Rural Water for Crops
Explores the cultivation of crops, including seeds, irrigation, and drought challenges.
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By cultivating a variety of crops, preserving ancestral seeds, and exploring animal husbandry, we build a resilient livelihood for our community.

After the main harvest, we harness the land's natural moisture to cultivate a vital second crop, ensuring food and oil for our families.

Our tribal community shares how to cultivate vital crops like chickpeas, corn, and lentils, even in dry conditions without relying on irrigation.

By preserving our traditional, rain-fed seeds and planting them with care, we ensure food for our families and fodder for our animals.
We will do farming.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We grow irrigated crops and use cultivation methods.
— Laxmanlal
You can farm with irrigation.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We do farming. We save some seeds beforehand and then cultivate. This way, we get many crops, including green gram, black gram, and pigeon pea.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Yes, they grow crops. They bring various types of seeds and cultivate the fields through irrigation. Listen, grow crops.
— Rakesh kumar Kumar
In our area, pulse crops are grown through irrigation, and oilseed crops are also grown. In this, from the government's side...
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We will do rain-fed farming of sorghum and chickpeas.
— Kachala Choudhary
Farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Cultivation of irrigated peas and lentils.
— Sunita Kumari
After harvesting the paddy, we cultivate crops like moong, urad, chana, and masoor in that field without irrigation. We save these for our home. We then prepare the soil there for further cultivation.
— swornalata nayak · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
And we do traditional farming with dryland irrigation. Yes, we grow Tira Batri and Akri crops.
— Jeevan Kumar
Farming and agriculture
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We farm at our home and manage our household with it. We cultivate pigeon pea and other pulses with low water, and also sow barley. These require less water, and we also save them for the next year. This way, we preserve the seeds.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We do traditional farming. We save rain-fed seeds and cultivate crops like sorghum and chickpea.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We farm with less irrigation. Batari peas, horse gram, and pigeon pea are also grown.
— Kamleah Kumar · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are small farmers. If we cultivate paddy, after the paddy cultivation is over, if we cultivate things like moong and black gram which can be done without water, we would benefit a lot from it.
— Parikshit Majhi
Here, we will half-dry it and keep it. Then, we will fully dry and store it, making it completely ready. It is sown well during the Rabi season. Farming is done.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Dongrīmunda, Nuapada, Odisha
We are known to practice irrigated farming, and we also do traditional farming.
— Vimala
We live in an irrigated area, and due to the lack of water, we grow the same seeds that will give us a harvest that works for us and yields with less water.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we cultivate a second crop, for which we use the old pigeon pea (arhar) seeds from our fields during irrigation.
— RAJNIKANT RATNAKAR · Kharod, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
We plan to plant rainfed crops.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We will cultivate the land we have. We will plough and prepare the field. There is a slight problem with water. That place is dry and our crops are also dry.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
Chickpeas are cultivated, and irrigation is done, making the land fertile through water absorption.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
After we harvest paddy, mustard, and chickpeas, I and Khulu will make sure everything is very good by doing good farming.
— Parsuram Sa · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
We grow crops at the company. We cultivate sama, two types of millet, bajra, and maize, all with less water.
— Kamleah Kumar · Kachnarwa, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
After we finish harvesting paddy, we were supposed to get seeds. If we also get seeds for crops like mustard, chickpeas, and lentils, we would be able to make some progress through farming.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, we can do dryland farming for crops like chickpeas, mustard, etc.
— Laxmanlal
We do mixed farming
— Kachala Choudhary
If we get an irrigation system, we will cultivate and make a living.
— Dharmendra bagh
We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
In our tribal areas, irrigated crops, which include oilseed and pulse cultivation, are grown. The government should make full efforts to promote this farming.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
With low irrigation, we cultivate pearl millet, maize, kodo millet, Mejhri, barnyard millet, horse gram, and field peas.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we are to grow a second crop with zero irrigation, we can do traditional farming. We will conserve. That conservation would include wheat and chickpeas.
— Prakash Kumar
We do farming without irrigation, such as barley and pulse varieties like 'baturi' and 'kerav'. Barley does not need water, and 'baturi' and 'kerav' are sown after the rice harvest and grow well. We also preserve their seeds, which are useful for sowing next year.
— Ram Kumari
Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor seeds etc. with zero irrigation and are getting more profit.
— Naukeshi Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha
We are being provided facilities due to lack of irrigation for our agricultural land.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor, and other seeds with zero irrigation. And more profit.
— Naukeshi Sahu
Whatever is sown, fertilizer will be applied, wheat will be planted, and irrigation will be carried out. After the initial growth, further irrigation will be done. Following that, fertilizer and water will be provided on time, and the crop will be monitored.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh