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    A dimension within Traditional & Organic Farming

    Zero-Irrigation Farming

    This theme investigates traditional dryland farming practices, including seed saving and crop cultivation without irrigation.

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    In your area, farmers are actively engaged in highly sustainable agricultural practices. Many report successfully cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation 💧, often necessitated by natural conditions but embraced for its benefits. This vital approach is frequently coupled with adherence to traditional farming methods and crucial seed conservation efforts 💡, often passed down through generations. Farmers highlight the practice of preserving native seeds and using organic methods, underscoring a deep connection to ancestral wisdom and a commitment to resilient agriculture 🛣️.

    Dominant Themes

    Zero-irrigation farming
    Second crop cultivation
    Traditional farming methods
    Seed conservation
    Organic and ancestral farming practices

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 💧 🌱 📈Support and promote the wider adoption of proven zero-irrigation techniques for second crops, leveraging existing successful farmer practices through knowledge-sharing initiatives.
    • 🌾 🤝 🏡Strengthen traditional seed conservation networks by developing programs that assist farmers in preserving and exchanging indigenous seeds and associated farming methods.
    • 🏅 🧑 🌾Officially recognize and provide incentives or market access to farmers who consistently practice traditional, organic, and zero-irrigation farming methods, celebrating their contributions to sustainable agriculture.

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    ODISHA, INDIA69 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA18 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA8 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA5 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA5 voices UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA1 voice

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    🌱 🌧️ 🌾

    Yes, I grow a second crop using zero irrigation and also save seeds with traditional farming methods.

    — Vimala

    🌾 🌧️ 🤲

    Yes, we grow a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

    — Laxmanlal

    🌱 ☀️ 🌰

    Yes, we do a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming as well as seed preservation.

    — Upendra Kumar Mahananda

    👵 🌱 ☀️

    Yes, we grow a second crop without irrigation and also maintain old traditional seeds according to customary methods.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🌍 🌱 👴

    Yes, on zero-irrigation land, we grow a second crop, and the maintenance of traditional seeds and farming methods are still done using our old methods.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🧑‍🌾 ☀️ 🌱

    Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation, and seeds are saved for oneself using a plow with traditional methods.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

    ☀️ 🌱 🤲

    Yes, we do second crop farming with zero irrigation, and we also practice traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

    — AbhiLL Ipsa

    🌱 ☀️ ♻️

    I am doing 2nd crop in zero irrigation. I am also preserving the seeds and adopting the organic farming.

    — Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

    🧑‍🌾 ☀️ 🌾

    We have been cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation and traditional farming methods.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🌾

    Do you cultivate a second crop with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming and seed protection? Yes.

    — Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🤲

    Yes, I grow a second crop without irrigation and save the seeds from that crop.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I am cultivating a second crop with irrigation and following traditional farming methods and seed protection.

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🤲

    Yes, a second crop is grown with zero irrigation. Using traditional methods, with the help of a plow, they save seeds for themselves.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🧑‍🌾 ☀️

    Yes, I save seeds, and for the past two years, I have been cultivating a second crop, that too with zero irrigation or without any.

    — Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

    🌱 ⚠️ 😟

    I cultivate my second crop using zero irrigation and traditional farming methods, but I am not following seed protection.

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 ☀️ 🚫

    I cultivate a second crop without irrigation and practice traditional farming methods, but I am not following seed protection.

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 🌧️ ✅

    We are cultivating a second crop based on zero irrigation. Crop production with zero irrigation is possible by conserving rainwater, retaining moisture in the soil, and using traditional methods.

    — sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I cultivate the second crop using traditional farming methods and seed preservation.

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🤔

    I am cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation. But I am not following traditional farming methods and seed protection.

    — Pankajini Chhatria · SKIP NO LOCATION

    🌱 ☀️ 🌾

    On our vacant land, we grow a second crop without irrigation, using traditional seeds and traditional methods.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🚜 🌾 🚫

    Yes, I am doing zero cultivation and cultivating a second crop, and I am following my traditional farming methods, but I am not following seed protection.

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 📦 🏺

    Yes, I cultivate a second crop and store the seeds using traditional methods.

    — srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🌰

    Do you grow a second crop without irrigation, along with traditional farming and seed conservation?

    — Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🌱 ☀️ 🚫

    They are cultivating a second crop with zero irrigation and also following traditional agricultural practices, but they are not following seed protection.

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    I am cultivating the second crop. I am traditionally saving its seeds.

    — Anita Punem

    🌱 🤲 🌰

    Yes, I am following the second crop, traditional farming methods, and seed preservation.

    — Sabina

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop using zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to farm this way, and I also save urad and horse gram seeds to farm using this organic method every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🌧️ 🔄

    We have been doing zero irrigation, second crop cultivation, and traditional farming.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🤲 🌾 ☀️

    I want to cultivate a second crop without irrigation. So I am collecting seeds.

    — James · Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🔄

    Yes, we cultivate a second crop without water. And farming is also done without water. We have collected and kept those seeds. And we will again plant that as a second crop.

    — Ulapi Sahu

    🌱 🌾 🤲

    Yes, I cultivate a second crop, I cultivate using traditional methods with a plow and a harrow, and I preserve seeds from the harvested grains.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Do you conserve seeds and traditionally grow a second crop without irrigation? Yes, yes.

    — Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🌾

    I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.

    — Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha

    👴 🫘 ☀️

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Previously, our ancestors used to cultivate this way, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate using this organic method every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🏜️ 🌾

    Cultivates moong as a second crop using traditional methods in zero irrigation.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🌾

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also save black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🐂 🌾

    From the very beginning, we cultivate a second crop without irrigation using old methods and traditional seeds. The method of storing these seeds is also traditional, and our fields are ploughed using bullocks.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

    👴 🌱 ♻️

    Yes, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate these crops, and I also store black gram and horse gram seeds and cultivate them every year using this organic method.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ ♻️

    Yes, we cultivate the second crop without water. And cultivation happens even without water. And we collect and store those seeds. And then again, we use that for the second crop.

    — Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🌰

    I am cultivating unique crops with zero irrigation, so I am trying to collect seeds.

    — James · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

    🌾Conserving Dryland Seeds64 voices
    🛡️Protecting Heritage Seeds33 voices
    🌱Dryland Seed Cultivation26 voices
    🫘Organic Pulse Cultivation18 voices
    💧Traditional Dry Farming8 voices