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    A dimension within Zero-Irrigation Cultivation

    Traditional Crop Care

    This theme explores traditional methods for cultivating crops, protecting seeds, and managing irrigation.

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    ODISHA, INDIA74 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA15 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA6 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA5 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA4 voices

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    🌱 🤲 🌾

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

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 🌧️ 🌾

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

    — Vimala

    🌱 🤲 🌾

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

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🌾

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

    — Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🚫

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

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 ⚠️ 😟

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

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 ☀️ 🌰

    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 with zero irrigation and follow traditional farming methods and seed conservation.

    — Laxmanlal

    🚜 🌾 🚫

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

    — Sabina

    🌱 ☀️ ♻️

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

    — Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha

    👵 🌱 ☀️

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

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🌱 📦 🏺

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

    — srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha

    ☀️ 🌱 🤲

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

    — AbhiLL Ipsa

    🌍 🌱 👴

    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

    🌾 🤲 🌱

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

    — Anita Punem

    🌱 🌾 🤲

    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

    🌱 🥫 📜

    I am cultivating a second crop and preserving it concerning tradition.

    — SINESH PELMAL

    🧑‍🌾 ☀️ 🌱

    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

    🌱 ☀️ 🤔

    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

    🧑‍🌾 ☀️ 🌾

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

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🌱 ☀️ 🚫

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

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 ☀️ 🌰

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

    — Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🧑‍🌾 💧 🚫

    I am cultivating a second crop using irrigation and also practicing traditional farming methods, but I am not able to follow the seed protection request.

    — Pankajini Chhatria

    🌱 ☀️ 🤲

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

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · 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

    👴 🌱 🤲

    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 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 am a second crop farmer. Every year, I cultivate green gram and mustard using traditional methods after paddy.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🏜️ 🌾

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

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Rengali, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌾 ✌️ 📜

    I am cultivating a second crop. I am keeping Tamangji traditionally.

    — Mukunda Madkami · MV 34, Malkangiri, 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

    👴 🌱 🌾

    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

    👴 🌱 ♻️

    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, I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation. Our ancestors used to cultivate this before, and I also store Urad dal and Horse gram seeds and cultivate every year using this organic method.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

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

    — Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha

    🌱 🐄 🌾

    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

    🫘 🐄 ♻️

    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 a second crop. I grow tomatoes in the garden. That is a traditional farming method seed.

    — Priti majhi

    Sources & credits

    The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.

    • Atmashakti Trust146 voices

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    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

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    Even without irrigation, our traditional seeds and old farming methods ensure our crops ripen, providing food for our homes.

    🧭 Action recipe· Farming for Resilience

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    🧭 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.