Ginger

A monsoon crop. Sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Feb–Mar.

Check it on your land
Season
Kharif
99% of its area.
Ready in
240 days
about 8 months
Water
770–920 mm
over its season
Temperature
19–29 °C
0° survives 13–35 °C 40°

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 99% of its area
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Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Will it grow on your land?

Water
Season

Pick a place and water to see if it suits your land, and what it earns.

What it needs

Temperature

19–29 °C
0 °C40 °C

Survives 13–35 °C. Frost hurts it.

Water

770–920 mm over its season
Koraput Kodagu East Garo Hills Kandhamal West Garo Hills

Worked out where most of it grows. Rain and irrigation together.

Soil pH

4 acidic7 neutral9 alkaline

Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 4.3 to 7.5.

Soil

  • No salty soil
  • Needs rich soil
  • K Needs plenty of potassium and sulphur
How the soil score works

Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).

Fertiliser for one acre

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra for the dose.

Watch out for

Not covered yet. Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to watch for.

Mandi price, month by month

Best month
May, ₹5,254
Lowest
February, ₹4,090
₹4,090
₹5,254
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Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.

Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).

Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
99,819 ha
2021-22
Average yield
9.9 t/ha
2021-22
Most area
Mysuru
Karnataka
Best yield
South West Garo Hills
25.4 t/ha

States that grow it

Latest state figures for fruits, vegetables, spices and plantation crops.

  1. Madhya Pradesh 6,04,186 t (2025-26)
  2. Karnataka 3,36,065 t (2025-26)
  3. Odisha 2,70,677 t (2025-26)
  4. Maharashtra 2,29,352 t (2025-26)
  5. Assam 1,84,308 t (2025-26)
  6. Mizoram 1,48,741 t (2025-26)
  7. West Bengal 1,40,059 t (2025-26)
  8. Gujarat 1,17,233 t (2025-26)
  9. Jharkhand 90,823 t (2025-26)
  10. Meghalaya 81,741 t (2025-26)

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).

Districts with the most area (recent figures)

The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

  1. Mysuru, Karnataka 9,267 ha
  2. Hassan, Karnataka 7,776 ha
  3. Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh 5,685 ha
  4. Shivamogga, Karnataka 4,924 ha
  5. Dima Hasao, Assam 4,413 ha
  6. East Garo Hills, Meghalaya 3,234 ha
  7. Kandhamal, Odisha 3,221 ha
  8. Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh 3,008 ha
  9. Haveri, Karnataka 2,997 ha
  10. Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh 2,985 ha

Ginger yield

  1. 1.1–4.8 t/ha
  2. 4.8–8.1 t/ha
  3. 8.3–10.0 t/ha
  4. 10.0–13.5 t/ha
  5. 13.5–25.4 t/ha
No data

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2011-12 to 2021-22.

Where yields are highest

  1. South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya 25.4 t/ha
  2. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 25.0 t/ha
  3. Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh 24.7 t/ha
  4. Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 24.1 t/ha
  5. Khargone (West Nimar), Madhya Pradesh 23.5 t/ha
  6. Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh 22.6 t/ha
  7. Dewas, Madhya Pradesh 21.1 t/ha
  8. The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu 20.3 t/ha
  9. Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh 19.9 t/ha
  10. Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 19.8 t/ha

Only districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2011-12 to 2021-22.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.0 8.7 17.4
2011-12 2021-22
Latest 9.9 t/ha in 2021-22

Area (ha)

95K 107K 120K
2011-12 2021-22
Latest 99,819 ha in 2021-22

Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2011-12 to 2021-22.

Soil and yield

How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.

  • Districts with more soil that is neutral tend to have higher ginger yields (moderate pattern, 176 districts).
  • Districts with more soil that is acidic tend to have lower ginger yields (moderate pattern, 176 districts).
  • Districts with more soil short of iron tend to have higher ginger yields (weak pattern, 176 districts).
  • Districts with more soil low in potassium tend to have lower ginger yields (weak pattern, 176 districts).
  • Districts with more soil low in phosphorus tend to have lower ginger yields (weak pattern, 176 districts).
  • Districts with more soil short of zinc tend to have higher ginger yields (weak pattern, 176 districts).

A pattern is not proof that soil causes the difference.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).