Other Oilseeds
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- Whether Other Oilseeds suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
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Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 7.2 lakh acres
- 2022-23
- Average yield
- 25.7 quintals an acre (6.3 tonnes a hectare)
- recent years, to 2022-23
- Most area
- Eluru
- Andhra Pradesh
- Best yield
- South Goa
- 10 quintals an acre
Where it grows most
The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.
- 1 Eluru Andhra Pradesh 13% 1.2 lakh acres
- 2 Bikaner Rajasthan 12% 1.1 lakh acres
- 3 Hanumangarh Rajasthan 6.4% 59,959 acres
- 4 Jaipur Rajasthan 6.2% 58,036 acres
- 5 Churu Rajasthan 6.0% 56,467 acres
- 6 Pali Rajasthan 6.0% 55,972 acres
- 7 Jaisalmer Rajasthan 4.8% 44,416 acres
- 8 Sikar Rajasthan 4.5% 42,256 acres
- 9 East Godavari Andhra Pradesh 4.5% 42,075 acres
- 10 Ganganagar Rajasthan 3.0% 28,114 acres
Other Oilseeds yield, quintals an acre (average of 2018-19 to 2022-23 in most districts)
- 0.5–1.4
- 1.5–2.3
- 2.4–2.5
- 2.6–5.4
- 6.1–100
1 Numbers match the list: the districts with the most area.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2018-19 to 2022-23.
Where yields are highest
Districts growing it on at least 100 ha, against the average across India. The line runs from India's average to each district.
- South Goa Goa 10 quintals an acre 0.4× India
- North Goa Goa 9.1 quintals an acre 0.4× India
- Sirsa Haryana 7.8 quintals an acre 0.3× India
- Ambala Haryana 7.4 quintals an acre 0.3× India
- Mahendragarh Haryana 7.1 quintals an acre 0.3× India
- Kurukshetra Haryana 6.8 quintals an acre 0.3× India
- Bhiwani Haryana 6.5 quintals an acre 0.3× India
- Yamunanagar Haryana 6.1 quintals an acre 0.2× India
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Punjab 6.1 quintals an acre 0.2× India
- Rupnagar Punjab 5.4 quintals an acre 0.2× India
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2018-19 to 2022-23.
Across India over the years
Yield across India, quintals an acre
Area sown across India, acres
Years run July to June. 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). 2019-20 to 2022-23.
Soil and yield
How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.
Other Oilseeds yields tend to be higher in districts with
- More soil high in nitrogen weak 74 districts
Other Oilseeds yields tend to be lower in districts with
- More soil short of sulphur moderate 91 districts
- More soil short of iron weak 97 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).