Tea
Planted once, harvested year after year.
When to sow and harvest
Planted once at the start of the monsoon. It stays for years and gives a harvest every year.
Will it grow on your land?
Pick a place and water to see if it suits your land, and what it earns.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 8–35 °C.
Water
Worked out where most of it grows. Rain and irrigation together.
Soil pH
Likes slightly acidic soil. Grows from pH 4 to 6.
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
Watch out for
Mandi price, month by month
No mandi prices for this crop yet.
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 37,818 ha
- 2002-03
- Average yield
- 1.5 t/ha
- 2002-03
Districts with the most area (recent figures)
The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.
No recent district figures for this crop.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
Area (ha)
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). 2001-02 & 2002-03.