Varagu (Kodo Millet)
Sow in June, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
No yield figures yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Doesn't suit: Too cold here in this season
- Needs care: Soil 7/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough, even in a dry year.
Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 600 mm it can use in a normal year, and 500 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 25–27 °C on average, and survives 5–33 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 27 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 25 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 24 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
- Oct 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
- Nov 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
Soil
Soil for Varagu (Kodo Millet): 7 out of 10 (okay).
- Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
- Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of sulphur.
Likes pH 4.8–6.0.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,163 a quintal across India's mandis.
This week: about ₹2,266 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).
- ₹2,000 2021
- ₹2,240 2022
- ₹2,600 2023
- ₹3,000 2024
- ₹2,290 2025
Prices are usually best in August.
How to make it work
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Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.
Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of sulphur Your soil is likely short of sulphur.
Use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.