Reviving Heritage Crops

My name is Gangadhar Mallick, from Keramaha block village. It would be good if previously cultivated crops like Kangu, Kuheri, and Mandia are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Ganeswar Mallick, from village Keramaha. Earlier, people used to talk about Lanka Mandia, Kueri, Kangu, Jhana. If cultivated now, it would be beneficial.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Kaushik Mallick, from Keramaha village block. It would be good if the previously available Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana crops are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Kal Mallick, from Salaguda block village. It would be good if the Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (crops) that were cultivated previously are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Nabeshwar Mallick, from Salaguda block village. It would be good if traditional millets like Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jona, which were grown before, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Dineshwar Mallick, from Salaguda Block. It would be good if the Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (traditional crops) from earlier times are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Manas Mallick, from Salaguda block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia (millet), and Jana, which were cultivated previously, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Raind Mallick from Salaguda block village. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana, which were cultivated previously, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Saraj Mallik, from Keramaha block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, millet, and jowar, which were previously cultivated, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Bishi Mallick, from Salaguda village block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (crops that were cultivated previously) are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Labaraj Mallik, village Keramaha Block. It would be good if the Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (crops) from before are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Ashok Mallick, from Salaguda village block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (crops/varieties) that were previously available are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Sahadev Mallick, village Keramaha Block. It would be good if the Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (grains/seeds) that were previously available are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Ramesh Mallick, village Salaguda Block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (grains) that were there previously are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Ananta Mallick, from Salaguda Block village. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana, which were available before, are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name: Malaya Mallick, Village: Salaguda. It would be good if traditional grains like Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, Jona are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

His name is Tahari Mallick, from Salaguda village. It would be good if traditional grains like Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana are brought back now, as they were previously.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Birajee Mallick, from Keramaha village in Purbaru Block. It would be good if Kangu, Kuheri, Mandia, and Jana (grains) are returned now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Nabeshwar Mallick, village Salaguda block. It would be good if Kangu Kuheri Mandia Jona, which was there before, is brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Ranjith Mallick, village Salaguda block. Previously Kangu Kuhuri, Mandia, and Jana were there. It would be good if they are brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Krishna Mallick, village Salaguda block. Earlier, Kangu Kuheri Mandia Jan, it would be good if it is brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name, Sudhir, Baliguda Block. Currently, food items include Mandiān, Kuari, Kangu, Tankujau. It would have been good if the cultivation of these food items had been restarted.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Name Upendra Mallick, village Salaguda block. It would be good if Kangu Kuheri Mandia Jana, which was there before, is brought back now.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Himanshu Mallick. If Ragi (finger millet), Kuihari (a type of grain), Foxtail Millet, and Corn are cultivated again, it would be beneficial.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

Pradeep Malik is speaking. And my Salaguda Panchayat. And the programs we had in the past, meaning, in the past people used to eat ragi, ragi kudi and this wild yam, they used to eat all these. We are trying to bring this cultivation back again. It would be good if this came back.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Sabjan Mitra Pradhan. My village is Dibaoala. My Panchayat is Godimunda, and my Block is Tikabali. In the olden days, we used to cultivate and live off queer, died, and mandia (millet). In today's time, we don't get those seeds. That's why we can't even cultivate. If we get seeds from the old times, we can cultivate and live.

— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Nikeshwar Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda Block. If we receive a loan from the government, we would purchase and sell kholi, thul, seeds, mahua, honey, and jhuna.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Sudu Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Khali, Thul, Mahul, Mahua seeds, and Jhuna.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Shridhar Mallick. I am from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Kholi, Thul, seeds, Mahul, Mahun, and Jhuna.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Gunjara Mallick, from Keramaha village in Baliguda block. If we get a loan from the government, we would buy and sell kholi, thula, seeds, mahua, honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Sumeswar Mallik, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we obtain a loan from the government, we would buy and sell items like kholi, thul, seeds, mahua flowers, honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Dhaneswar Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Khali, Thul, seeds, Mahula honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Kartik Mallick. I am from Keramaha village, Baligada block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Kholi, Thul, seeds, Mahua, and Mahua resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Mahadev Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell husks, pods, seeds, Mahua, honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Balendra Mallik, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell oilseed cake, Thul, seeds, Mahua, honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Balaram Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell items like kholi, thul seeds, honey, mahua, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Bharat Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell items like Kholi, Thul, seeds, Mahul, Mahun, and Jhuna.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My name is Gamara Mallick, from Keramaha village, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Khola, Thula, seeds, Mahua, honey, and Juna (resin).

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha

My village is Madipanka Panchayat, Bamua Block, Daringbadi, Kandhamal District. I feel that the traditional farming methods our ancestors used, without using fertilizers, yielded more crops. Now, even with fertilizers, the yield... I am expressing my wish.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha

My name is Gopinath Mallick, from village Keramaha, Baliguda block. If we take a loan from the government, we would buy and sell Khali, Thula, seeds, Mahua, honey, and resin.

— Manu Digal · Kandhamal, Odisha