page_title: Sowing
hierarchical_section_title: Sowing
caption_attribution_description: English: Traditional ploughing - Bihar
context_page_description: Sowing is the process of planting. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed area.
context_section_description: Sowing is the process of planting. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a  sowed area.
caption: Traditional Sowing Methods
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