A dimension within Foundations of Farming
This theme highlights the specific types of crops farmers cultivate, such as oilseeds and pulses.
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Yes, I cultivate pulses or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
I cultivate oilseeds and buy seeds to plant them.
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
I am farming using my own seeds.
— Padmini Bhoi
Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
I farm chickpeas
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, I am a farmer. I cultivate moong and mustard using traditional methods with my own seeds.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
I cultivate horse gram.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
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I buy seeds of pulses and oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
I cultivate Bathua and Lentil.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I grow other crops and preserve seeds.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, I farm but only by buying seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
I am a farmer. I cultivate every year. I also grow profitable crops. I have valuable seeds: Kandalo, Sri Kandalo, and I.
— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada
I will cultivate and sell moong and lentils.
— Anupama Mahanand
I cultivate sorghum.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I cultivate sorghum.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I farm varai
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Yes, I buy oilseed and pulse seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
I cultivate Rabi crops. I plant betel leaves using organic manure without chemical fertilizers. My own seeds are good.
— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
Yes, I do pulses and oilseeds and I preserve seeds locally.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
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
Yes, I farm, I do not conserve seeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I cultivate my second crop, which is vegetables, cultivate and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
I will bring good variety vegetable seeds to my farm, grow vegetables, and sell them in the nearby market to run my household.
— Vijay kanesh · Mathwad, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods, and I store urad dal and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
Yes, we buy and sow the seeds of pulses and oilseeds.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, I am a second crop farmer. Every year, I cultivate green gram and mustard using traditional methods after paddy.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha
I always cultivate a second crop and also collect seeds.
— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha
I cultivate vegetables for my second crop, cultivate them, and sell them, and then also chickpeas there.
— Priti majhi
I am doing dry farming and I will save seeds for next year.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Karnapadu, Rayagada, Odisha
I am cultivating a second crop. I already have some seeds, and I am also cultivating by collecting seeds from farmers. And for me, the most valuable seeds are pulse seeds.
— RINA BEHERA
I am cultivating paddy and storing paddy seeds. I am storing Januga seeds.
— swornalata nayak · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
We used to cultivate various crops extensively. Additionally, I cultivated mustard, moong bean, guava, horse gram, etc. All these seeds are important for my family.
— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha
I have expertise in farming. In farming, we sow paddy, then transplant the seedlings, and harvest the rice crop. And we...
— Pankajini Chhatria
I cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, using old methods with cow/cattle manure, and I save urad and horse gram seeds, using them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
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 cultivate chickpeas and peas, also plant chilies, and sell them in the market. Farming is my livelihood, and we farm and sustain ourselves.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I cultivate lentils as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure and following traditional methods. I store black gram and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
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
