A dimension within Cultivating Traditional Crops
This theme centers on the use of natural fertilizers and manure to enrich soil in traditional and organic farming practices.
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Our ancestors generally followed traditional farming methods using cow dung manure.
— Jogeshwar Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha
We used to farm using cow dung and goat manure; this was the fertilizer for the crops, and all crops like Kodo, Menjhari, Barley, and Saawa were grown with this agricultural fertilizer.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our ancestors used soil cultivation methods, farming with cow dung manure. They also used goat droppings as manure for cultivation.
— gobardhan pangi
Our ancestors used to follow cow dung manure and clay soil farming methods and found them profitable.
— Premsila Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha
Old people used to do mixed farming, they used cow dung manure.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our fathers and grandfathers used to cultivate traditional crops earlier, fertilizing them with cow dung, and grew pulses like moong, urad, kulthi, along with millets such as ragi and bajra.
— Parikshit Majhi
Which old farming methods did your ancestors follow? They plowed and used cow dung as fertilizer. They used cows for farming.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Earlier, farming was done using cow dung and goat droppings; that was the fertilizer for the crops, and Kodo millet grew better with it.
— Kamleah Kumar · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In earlier times, what method did people use for farming? The answer is, they used to farm by applying fertilizer with a plough.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
In ancient times, what method did your people use for farming? The answer is, they used to farm by using manure with a plow.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Earlier, you all used to farm, and you cultivated using fertilizer.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Our ancestors used to farm with plows.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
Our ancestors used to cultivate millet without mixing any chemical pesticides; they used cow dung as fertilizer. And those foods were very good.
— Sastensh khura
The best fertilizer we used for crops was goat droppings, cow dung, and sheep droppings. These were all the agricultural fertilizers of the past.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
What farming methods did your people use in ancient times? They cultivated with plows and applied manure.
— Niranjan Lauria
Previously, our ancestors used to farm with cow dung, and now urea and DAP have become common. The crops are growing well, but it's having a big impact on the body.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
What old farming methods did your ancestors follow? When they plowed, they used cow dung and urine as fertilizer.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
In ancient times, which farming methods did your people use? They farm by holding the plow and applying manure.
— Niranjan Bisi · Boudh, Odisha
Our previous generation only cultivated with cow dung manure. Manku Mandi, Kudumulugumma
— jitendra khila · kudumulugumma, Malkangiri, Odisha
In ancient times, we used to cultivate with ploughs. We used to cultivate black gram, horse gram, green gram, paddy, etc.
— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha
In ancient times, what method were your people using? Answer: manure, cow urine.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
When our ancestors first started farming, for 20-30 years they cultivated without using any fertilizer. If they used any fertilizer, it was only cow dung manure, and no other fertilizer.
— Sastensh khura · Khatiguda, Nabarangapur, Odisha
In ancient times, what kind of methods did your people use for farming? So, they farmed with plows and used oxen for farming.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Before, all of us tribals used to plow the fields with a plow and bullocks. We would sow medo mujri and also kurthi, which was very nutritious food. It was sown without fertilizer and would grow readily.
— Babulal Ayam · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My ancestors used to emphasize farming using organic methods.
— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha
In our village, earlier, people used to cultivate fields with ploughs and oxen and worked very hard. At that time, they would sow Kodo, Sawa, Medo, and Mizri, and grow them without fertilizer. They used to sustain themselves with that, from which individuals...
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
What old soil cultivation methods did your ancestors follow? They used old wooden plows. First, they applied cow dung manure, then they used cow dung water, hoping for good results.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Before, we all used to farm with plows and oxen, and we also threshed paddy with them. Even for irrigation, we used oxen via a Persian wheel.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In ancient times, what method did your people use? Answer: cow urine fertilizer.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Previously, crops would grow without fertilizer. Cow dung was spread in the fields, and then grains were sown, resulting in excellent crops. But now, it seems to grow better with urea.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ammatola, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We farm using the old method.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
What farming methods did my ancestors use? They farmed with plows, ploughshares, and cultivation.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
In ancient times, did your people use any farming methods? The answer is, manure and cow urine.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Traditional agriculture
— Common Ground · Phiringia, Kandhamal, Odisha
Traditional agriculture
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
Our ancestors used to farm with cow dung. And now this urea and DAP fertilizer has become common. This improves crop yield, but it's having a significant impact on health.
— Kamleah Kumar
Mona, your priest, and we will bring back the past related to farming. People used to do organic farming earlier, using manure or cow dung. Now, we are using chemical fertilizers.
— KRUSHNA KHILLO
I am a farmer. Our father, grandfather, and uncles used to cultivate using traditional methods. They used to farm without fertilizer and without chemicals. And that farming was good for crops like horse gram and ragi.
— Parikshit Majhi
Sawa, Medo, Mijhri are our traditional crops, which our ancestors used to cultivate by plowing with bullocks and a plough. They consumed these crops throughout the year and saved seeds in their homes for the next year's sowing. We still practice farming today.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our ancestors used to cultivate Bhadi kodra, jowar, pulses, and oilseed crops.
— Kachala Choudhary
