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    The cloudTraditional Farming PracticesGrowing & Saving SeedsGreen Gram FarmingDryland Organic FarmingCrop & Seed Cultivation
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    Crop & Seed Cultivation

    This theme explores the practices of cultivating various crops, with a particular emphasis on seeds and pulses.

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    Nearby, citizens consistently report on their vibrant agricultural practices. A predominant theme is the cultivation of a second crop, typically after the main harvest, focusing on various pulses and other crops like mustard. A core aspect of these practices is the widespread and traditional method of saving seeds from their own yield to be replanted in subsequent seasons. This often involves organic farming techniques and relies on zero or minimal irrigation 💧, showcasing a deep-rooted commitment to sustainable and self-reliant agriculture 🌾. Farmers express a clear intention to continue these ancestral methods, ensuring food security and preserving local crop varieties for the future 💡.

    Dominant Themes

    Second Crop Cultivation
    Traditional Seed Saving
    Organic/Sustainable Farming Methods
    Low/Zero Irrigation Practices
    Cultivation of Pulse Varieties

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 🌱 🤝 🏡Formally recognize and support traditional seed-saving initiatives, potentially through local farmer networks or seed banks, to strengthen community agricultural resilience.
    • 💧 🌿 📚Develop programs that study and promote low-irrigation and organic farming techniques currently practiced by farmers, sharing best practices across regions.
    • 💰 📈 🌾Explore market linkages and value addition for second-crop pulses cultivated using traditional methods, ensuring economic benefits for participating farmers.

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    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We are cultivating moong and urad beans. We have kept seeds and will cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    For the second crop, we cultivate seeds such as moong, urad, and arhar. We save those seeds to cultivate them again the following year.

    — RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    This year, we have cultivated green gram, black gram, and chickpeas. We will save the seeds to cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We cultivated moong and urad dal this year and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    We have cultivated moong and urad this rainy season. We will keep the seeds and cultivate again next rainy season.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi

    🌱 🧑‍🌾 🌾

    We keep green gram, black gram, and horse gram seeds, and cultivate them in the second crop.

    — Puspanjali Nag

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    I have cultivated moong and black gram and kept the seeds. I will cultivate again in the rainy season.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Well, I cultivated black gram and chickpeas this year. I will save the seeds and cultivate them next year as well.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We do farming. We save some seeds beforehand and then cultivate. This way, we get many crops, including green gram, black gram, and pigeon pea.

    — Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate green gram and black gram this year and save the seeds for cultivation next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We have cultivated green gram this year. We will save the seeds and cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    This year, we will cultivate moong, urad, and gram, save the seeds, and cultivate those same seeds again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate mustard, moong, and other crops, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate mustard, green gram, and other crops, store their seeds, and cultivate them again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    We have cultivated mung beans this year. Next year, we will cultivate them using saved seeds.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We are cultivating a second crop. In our second crop, we are farming by saving seeds of chickpeas, lentils, and mustard, and applying manure using our traditional farming methods.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🫘 🌱 🔄

    I am interested in cultivating a second crop. And we have stored pulse seeds. Moong seeds, moong, black gram, etc.

    — Sushil Nanda · Balāngīr, Balangir, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔁

    There, we cultivate a second crop, Kulthi beans (junga type). The seeds are saved throughout the year, and the same crop is cultivated the following year.

    — Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🔄 🌾

    Yes, we are cultivating a second crop. We are growing lentils, moong, kalath, and their seeds are also in their traditional way.

    — Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, 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

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    If you ask about cultivating a second crop in our region, we cultivate mustard, horse gram, and junga. We will save these seeds for next year's crop.

    — Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    I have selected and stored chickpea, black gram, and green gram seeds for cultivating a second crop.

    — TRILOCHAN BAG · Borigumma, Koraput, Odisha

    🌾 💧 🤲

    We cultivated rainfed crops like pigeon pea, mung bean, and black gram, and will continue to cultivate and preserve them for the future.

    — bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

    🌱 🤲 🫘

    We cultivate a second crop and safely store our own mung bean seeds.

    — Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🗓️

    Here, we cultivate paddy, sawa, medon, and mijhri. We store sawa, medon, and mijhri at home for sowing in the next year. Additionally, among pulses, we have kurthi and baturi, which we also store and sow the following year.

    — Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We will cultivate a second crop, preserve the seeds, and cultivate for the upcoming year as well.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🔄 🌾

    Previously, we used to cultivate all crops like moong, urad, and kulthi, and we want to continue doing so in the future.

    — Jyoti Senapati

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    This year, we have cultivated paddy and saved the seeds to cultivate again next year.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    Yes, we grow other crops and also preserve seeds like black gram, pigeon pea, and green gram.

    — Jagannath Baraik · Ranchi, Jharkhand

    🌾 🤲 🌱

    Every year, after the crop harvest, I cultivate moong (green gram) in the second crop season. For this, I save my harvested crop as seeds for the next year.

    — Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    My name is Maheswar Sunani. We cultivate second crops like moong, masoor, and black gram after paddy. We also store seeds using traditional farming methods to cultivate them in the upcoming year.

    — pinku sunani · Khotlabhāta, Nuapada, Odisha

    🌱 🫘 🔄

    I will cultivate and store black gram this year, and I will also save some for next year. I will cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand

    🌱 🤲 🌱

    We cultivate for a second time. Then, we personally collect and save those seeds so that we can cultivate again next year.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌧️

    I will cultivate mung bean, black gram, and chickpea during the rainy season, after storing their seeds.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    This year, we will cultivate green gram, black gram, and chickpea, save the seeds, and cultivate them again next year. It will come in three months, in three months it has been given, it's a unique crop.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌱 🤲 🔄

    By cultivating green gram, I will keep this year's green gram for next year and cultivate again.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, 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

    🌱 🤲 🌾

    We carefully keep the chickpea seeds so that we can cultivate next year.

    — Sunita Kumari

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