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    A dimension within Crop Cultivation & Storage

    Legume & Seed Preservation

    This theme highlights the cultivation of legumes and the critical practice of seed saving for future crops.

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    ODISHA, INDIA87 voices UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA14 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA13 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA1 voice MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA1 voice

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    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    This year, we will cultivate moong, urad, and gram, save the seeds, and cultivate those same seeds again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🫘 🔄

    I will cultivate and store black gram this year, and I will also save some for next year. I will cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Well, I cultivated black gram and chickpeas this year. I will save the seeds and cultivate them next year as well.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌱

    I will cultivate black gram and also save some for next year, and then I will cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌱

    I will cultivate green gram, save some for next year as well, and then cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    I will cultivate black gram, save some for the coming year, and then cultivate it again.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    By cultivating green gram, I will keep this year's green gram for next year and cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    This year, we have cultivated green gram, black gram, and chickpeas. We will save the seeds to cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We have cultivated green gram this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🗓️

    I will cultivate chickpeas, save them, and also keep some for next year's cultivation.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🤲 🌧️

    I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    This year, we will cultivate green gram, black gram, and chickpea, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year. It will come in three months, in three months it has been given, it's a unique crop.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    This year I will cultivate moong and save it for next year, and then I will cultivate traditionally again.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🫘 🍽️ 🤲

    I will cultivate and grow pulse seeds that can be used for consumption, and some can be saved for next year's crop.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

    🌱 🤲 🌧️

    I will cultivate mung bean, black gram, and chickpea during the rainy season, after storing their seeds.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I cultivate green gram and mustard as a second crop, and I collect these seeds to sow them again next year.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    For the second crop, we cultivate seeds such as moong, urad, and arhar. We save those seeds to cultivate them again the following year.

    — RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate all the Karuna bitter gourd seeds this year, collect them for next year, and cultivate them again, just like paddy and moong.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🌾 🗓️

    I will cultivate paddy, keep this year's harvest, and save it for the coming year. I will cultivate again and also save that for the subsequent year.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    We have cultivated mung beans this year. Next year, we will cultivate them using saved seeds.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🫘 💰 🌱

    By cultivating pulses, I will save for the next year and then cultivate again in the traditional way.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🌾 🤲

    This year we will cultivate rice, keep the seeds ready to cultivate next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I have selected and stored chickpea, black gram, and green gram seeds for cultivating a second crop.

    — TRILOCHAN BAG · Borigumma, Koraput, Odisha

    🌱 🧺 🗓️

    I will cultivate chickpeas myself and store them for next year, and I will cultivate again next year, in a traditional way.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    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

    🌱 🧑‍🌾 🌾

    We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.

    — Puspanjali Nag

    🌱 🔄 🥣

    I will cultivate varieties of pulses and will get them again next year, collect and store them, and then process them traditionally.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    Every year, after the crop harvest, I cultivate moong (green gram) in the second crop season. For this, I save my harvested crop as seeds for the next year.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🫘 🤲 🌱

    We save the chickpeas so that we can cultivate them next year.

    — Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

    🌱 🍽️ 🌾

    By cultivating pulses, I will use them for eating and save a little for next year's crop.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We carefully keep the chickpea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.

    — Sunita Kumari

    Sources & credits

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    • Atmashakti Trust149 voices

      “Do you practice zero irrigation second crop and follow traditional farming practices and seed protection?” · “If you or your women’s groups are given a seed capital of INR 20,000, what enterprise will you choose?” · +1 more

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    📦Crop Cultivation & Storage34 voices
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    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Preserve Your Seeds, Cultivate Diversity

    We carefully save seeds from our diverse crops like chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, ensuring we can grow them again next year and maintain our livelihood.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Save Your Seeds for the Next Season's Harvest

    By carefully collecting and preserving seeds from our first harvest, we ensure a second, nutritious crop and maintain our traditional farming methods for generations.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Save Your Seeds, Grow a Second Crop

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

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

    Cultivate with Your Own Seeds, Nurture Your Soil

    By relying on traditional farming methods and saving our own seeds, we ensure food security and healthy crops without external inputs.