Organic & Water-Smart Farming

We preserve our own seeds and cultivate mustard, growing this rabi crop without water and without chemical fertilizers.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

We practice zero-irrigation farming, cultivating all Rabi crops such as moong, urad, sesame, and horse gram.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN

We are cultivating mustard as a Rabi crop. We are doing it manually, without fertilizer and without irrigation. Keep your own seeds.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

For our zero-irrigation Rabi crops such as black gram, mung bean, sunflower, and chickpea, we follow seed practices.

— Abhimaneu Sabar

For zero irrigation, we cultivate gram and mustard. It doesn't require fertilizer or seeds, and the crop is not harmful; it is beneficial. In this, we protect them. Okay.

— संगीता मीणा · Dachki Jaswantpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

In our area, crops that require zero irrigation, such as pulses and oilseeds, are cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

After Kharif season cultivation, we do zero irrigation farming for Rabi crops like moong, urad, horse gram, etc., pulse seeds.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Ampani, Kalahandi, Odisha

In our region, zero irrigation crops are sown, mainly pulses and oilseeds, and we practice traditional farming and conserve pulse seeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

In our region, zero irrigation crops like oilseeds and pulses are grown.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and also conserve seeds. For example, horse gram, Kodo millet, little millet, finger millet, and black gram are zero-irrigation crops.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

We cultivate our crops without irrigation, relying on natural moisture like dew water. For example, we grow mung bean, black gram, and mustard. These three particular crops, we cultivate without irrigation.

— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

In our region, zero irrigation crops are cultivated, mainly pulses and oilseeds.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and conserve seeds like millet, madia, ragi, kulthi, kodo, kutki.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

We cultivate zero-irrigation crops, including pulses and oilseeds, and also conserve them, as they are part of our heritage.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

In our region, zero-irrigation crops of pulses and oilseeds are cultivated, which include pigeon pea, lentil, etc.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We cultivate zero-irrigation pulses.

— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand

We cultivate zero-input crops like chickpeas, flaxseed, and pigeon pea. Even with less water, the crops ripen, and their seeds are also collected. Narayan Lal Baranda.

— narayanlalbaranda5@gmail.com · Jhapa, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Immediately after the Kharif cultivation, we cultivate pulse crops like moong (green gram) in the Rabi season. This is done with zero irrigation, using seeds that we have saved beforehand.

— Santosh Barik · Narala, Kalahandi, Odisha

We store moong pulse seeds using traditional methods and sow the seeds as a Rabi crop with zero irrigation after the Kharif season crop harvest.

— Ahalya Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and also conserve seeds every year such as Kodo, Kutki, Madia, Ragi, Kulthi, Urad, Hirwa.

— Birohin · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we cultivate without water, such as hardy crops. These include Moong, Urad, and Mustard.

— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

Yes, we grow zero-tillage crops like mustard, gram, barley, and also follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

— Laxmanlal

Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor, and other seeds with zero irrigation. And more profit.

— Naukeshi Sahu

Traditionally, we store our own moong seeds and sow them in the Rabi season, immediately after the Kharif season, even with zero irrigation.

— Lily Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha

Yes, we practice zero-irrigation farming and also conserve seeds annually, such as Kodo, Kutki, Madia, Jowar, and Bajra.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

Yes, we used to cultivate and are still cultivating moong, urad, chana, masoor seeds etc. with zero irrigation and are getting more profit.

— Naukeshi Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha

We cultivate a second crop without water or irrigation, using green gram, black gram, and horse gram. We don't use pesticides or chemical fertilizers. We grow them very well from seeds, resulting in good produce for eating.

— Parikshit Majhi

We cultivate horse gram, green gram, black gram, and chickpea, for which we do not arrange irrigation.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

In our region, tribal people cultivate pulse and oilseed crops, which are zero-irrigation crops.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Cultivate mustard in the Rabi season. It is cultivated without fertilizer and without water. Preserve your own seeds.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

We cultivate seeds such as chickpea, lentil, mustard, and horse gram using traditional, possibly rain-fed, farming methods. We preserve these seeds and cultivate them using this traditional agricultural practice.

— Laxmi Sahu

We do farming without irrigation, such as barley and pulse varieties like 'baturi' and 'kerav'. Barley does not need water, and 'baturi' and 'kerav' are sown after the rice harvest and grow well. We also preserve their seeds, which are useful for sowing next year.

— Ram Kumari

We can grow crops without irrigation like Ragi, Masoor, and Horse Gram. Millet.

— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

In our region, even without rain, we cultivate crops like moong, urad, and horse gram. We also preserve their seeds by mixing them with neem leaves.

— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

Yes, due to the lack of water facilities in our fields, we grow Rabi crops using traditional methods without irrigation and also maintain traditional seeds using traditional methods.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We have traditional seeds here like Saadia, paddy, pigeon pea, semi-native gourds, Karaiguta, Chipra, etc. We preserve these every year and cultivate them using old traditional methods without irrigation.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We cultivate moong, horse gram, black gram, and mustard without water. We call it Nipania cultivation in Sambalpuri.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

In our region, especially minimal-input, zero-irrigation crops like pigeon pea, black gram, red lentil, etc., are cultivated.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We are tribal people. We do our own farming. We have been farming without water. We grow chickpeas, moong, kulthi, and black gram.

— Parikshit Majhi

Yes, we do zero irrigation farming and also do seed conservation.

— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh