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Event to pass on traditional wisdom held

Old school:Women plant seeds as part of the competition organised to pass on traditional values at Didgi village in Medak district on Tuesday.

DIDGI (MEDAK DISTRICT): Medari Papamma is from Jeerapalli village in Zaheerabad mandal. She, along with four others, came to attend a competition that was held at the Krishi Vignana Kendra located at Didgi village. She was one of the 200 women to participate in the competitions.

Deccan Development Society director P.V. Satheesh said that this was aimed at continuing the tradition of ‘handing over the heritage' to daughter-in -laws, which was commenced on October, 10.

At a time when fast foods like pizzas and burgers are a rage, the women prepared 40 varieties of food items with different material like groundnuts, green chillies, sorghum, white jowar, safflower, sunflower, lathyrus and so on. Two women were formed into a group and were asked to prove their cooking skills. The mother-in-laws were asked to observe and instruct their daughter-in-laws on how to do the things but could not take part.

Similar groups were formed and asked how they would plant traditional seeds in their fields, in which row what seed would be planted and what will be the advantage. Here also, women prepared a miniature farm and showed how to plant the seeds. They also explained the advantage of following the system which would protect the soil health and nutritional values in addition to reducing the input cost by the farmers.

“For the first time, I came here to participate in the programme and actually it inspired me. I do not know that our work is being appreciated by many,” says Papamma.

Some of the women collected about 27 varieties of fodder that was available in the villages but was being neglected by many.

“It will be wasted if the fodder is not cut and fed to the cattle,'' said one Suresh Kumar.

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