4 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“I am Parakhit Hans, from Dahanapali Village. The land at Dhana Katilapara is cultivated. This land should be immediately plowed, and green gram and lentils should be sown. After harvesting the crop, it should be properly dried and stored in straw, an earthen pot, or a container. It remains there, and then we sow it after the rain.”
“Mu parakhit hans Village Dahanapali Dhana katilapara jami odathae ahi jamiku turanta langalakari muga musuri buni thau o phasal amlapare thik ଭାବରେ ଶୁଖାଇ ପୁଆଲରେ କିମ୍ବା ମାଟି ଆତ୍ର କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରମଦ୍ୟମରେ ସେଇଟି ରହିଥାଏ ଓ ପରେ ବର୍ଷାହେଲ ପରେ ବୁଣି ଥାଉ”
translated from Odia
In your area, farmers from Dahanapali/Dhanapali village, such as Parakhit Hans and Shri Prakruti Dhanas, actively engage in traditional agricultural practices. They describe a cropping pattern involving paddy followed by pulses like green gram (moong) and lentils, often sown in moist fields. A key aspect highlighted is their meticulous seed management, which includes timely plowing, proper drying of seeds, and their careful storage in traditional ways such as rice straw, earthen pots, or at home until the next sowing season after the rains. This demonstrates a strong reliance on local knowledge and sustainable methods for maintaining their livelihoods. 🌾🏡🌱
“Then we dry those seeds, and after drying, we keep them in rice straw as seeds. My seeds remain inside that straw.”
“Then we keep the seeds at home, and when the sowing season arrives, we split those seeds and sow them.”
“My name is Shri Prakruti Dhanas from Dhanapali village. I am a farmer. I cultivate paddy. After completing paddy cultivation, I cultivate moong (green gram) in the fields where it is still moist.”
