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    A dimension within Traditional Seed Saving

    Pulses & Seed Conservation

    This theme delves into traditional farming practices, focusing on the cultivation of pulses and the conservation of seeds.

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    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I am a farmer. I cultivate moong and mustard using traditional methods with my own seeds.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I do pulses and oilseeds and I preserve seeds locally.

    — Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I am cultivating using traditional methods, which is why I am following seed preservation.

    — James · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

    — Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

    🤲 🫘 🌱

    Yes, I conserve pulse seeds.

    — Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌱 👵 🌍

    Yes, I work with pulses and oilseeds, conserving their seeds by learning from my ancestors, and I also nourish the soil following ancestral methods.

    — Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌱 🤲 🛍️

    Yes, I cultivate pulses and oilseeds. I collect pulse seeds and buy oilseeds.

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    — Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal

    🧑‍🌾 🌱 📜

    Yes, I do it with traditional seeds.

    — Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌱 🤲 🌾

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

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌰

    I grow other crops and preserve seeds.

    — SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I am farming using my own seeds.

    — Padmini Bhoi

    🌱 📦 🏺

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

    — srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, 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

    🤲 🌱 🌾

    Yes, I am cultivating moong using traditional methods.

    — Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha

    🌱 🌾 🤲

    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

    👴 🌱 🤲

    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

    👴 🌱 🌾

    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. 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 or oilseeds. We buy seeds and sow them.

    — Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    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

    🫘 🐄 ♻️

    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

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    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

    🌱 🤲 📜

    I want to preserve traditional farming by cultivating pulses and carry this tradition forward.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

    🌱 🥣 🤲

    Yes, I will grow traditional pulse crops, keep some for eating, and save some for growing new crops.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

    🌱 🐄 🌾

    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

    👴 🌱 🌰

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by preserving Urad and Kulthi seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan

    🌱 🐄 ♻️

    I cultivate pulses as a second crop with zero irrigation, using cow dung manure from domestic animals and following old methods. I store urad dal and horse gram seeds and use them for cultivation every year.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, 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

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation, and I also follow this method every year by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🌰

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop using organic methods without irrigation. I also cultivate every year using this method by storing black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🌧️ 🌾

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

    — Vimala

    🌱 📦 🐄

    I store radish and leafy vegetable seeds myself and always cultivate them using cow dung manure.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

    👴 🌱 🤲

    Our ancestors used to cultivate pulses as a second crop without irrigation, adopting organic methods. And I also cultivate every year using this method, by saving black gram and horse gram seeds.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

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

    — Sabina · Tumudibandh, Kandhamal, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I am cultivating paddy and storing paddy seeds. I am storing Januga seeds.

    — swornalata nayak · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I save seeds and use them in other crops too. For other crops like wheat, peas, mustard, etc., I keep old ones and use them.

    — Vimala

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    🧭 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.

    🧭 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

    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.

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