12 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Mulching mulching. Today you are cultivating the second crop of green gram. Yes, where do you get the seeds from? We buy them. Okay. And you save the seeds.”
“ପରମୁଳା ପରମୁଳା। ଆଜି ଆପଣ ମୁଗ ବିରି ଦ୍ଵିତୀୟ ଫସଲ କରନ୍ତି। ହଁ ବିହନ କୋଉଠୁ ଆଣୁଥି? ଆମେ କିଣୁ କିଣୁ। ଆଚ୍ଛା। ଆଉ ବିହନ ସାଇତି ରଖନ୍ତି।”
translated from Odia
Nearby, citizens are facing significant agricultural challenges, particularly the inability to preserve traditional seeds, which are becoming extinct 🌾. Livelihood initiatives also require substantial support, with individuals expressing a need for financial capital to restart animal husbandry after previous failures and to establish new ventures like fish farming. Concerns also exist regarding children's nutrition and health. Positively, there's a strong desire within the community to adopt sustainable farming practices like zero-irrigation for Rabi crops and a proactive request for the government to incorporate millet-based foods into school midday meals to ensure children's health and strength 💡. Many are eager to pursue new income-generating activities and leverage local resources, including forests, for their economic well-being 🌳.
“What is your name? My name is Brundabati. What will you do if you are given 20,000 rupees? I will buy goats/sheep. I will earn a living. And I will support my family. Okay.”
“Have you kept goats and sheep before? If I kept them, all of mine died. Now, if we get money, we will keep them again, take care of them, and earn a living. If we get money again, we will buy them and earn a living to support the family.”
“There's no end to Ciacili, oh, this is just the beginning. Turn it off. Ciacili will ask them. My app will likely keep saying it.”
“How do you store green gram seeds? In sacks. Okay, by treating them with medicine/pesticides.”
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“Every day we go to the forest. We feel happy when we go to the forest, and our livelihood is solely dependent on the forest.”
“My nation has the opportunity to get digital technology.”
“We request the government that if food made from millet is provided in school midday meals, children will remain healthy and strong.”
“If our women's group is given 20000 rupees as capital, then we will do fish farming.”
“After Kharif season cultivation, we do zero irrigation farming for Rabi crops like moong, urad, horse gram, etc., pulse seeds.”
“Nowadays, we are unable to preserve traditional seeds because these traditional seeds have become extinct.”
