Cocoa

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 1,340 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,290 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 21–32 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
• Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
• Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
• Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
• Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
• Nov 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 21 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Apr 26 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
• May 28 °C / 19 °C
• Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Cocoa: 10 out of 10 (good).

Not in the score: sulphur.

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.

Likes pH 5.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 1.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

No mandi or support price for this crop yet.