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Your plan for Namchi

Rabi Rain only

We checked 49 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: 39 of the crops that suit can still be sown this season. For 6 the sowing time is over.

Your land

Soil

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and manganese.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 271 mm in Rabi

October–February, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 195 mm.

Temperature

Days about 23 °C, nights 13 °C in Rabi

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

What's short in your soil, and what to do (2 nutrients)
  • Nitrogen

    From 20,517 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 53% Medium 47%

    5 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

    What this means

    Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.

    Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

  • Manganese

    From 20,528 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 63% Enough 37%

    6 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 20,508 soil tests

    Good

    Low 5% Medium 17% High 78%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less DAP than usual.

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 20,523 soil tests

    Good

    Low 5% Medium 25% High 70%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less potash than usual.

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 20,521 soil tests

    Good

    Low 3% Medium 4% High 94%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

  • pH

    From 20,495 soil tests

    Okay

    Acidic 43% Neutral 57%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    If your field is acidic: add agricultural lime before sowing. A soil lab works out how much your field needs.

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 20,517 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 99% Salty 1%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Sulphur

    From 20,520 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 20,516 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 20,518 soil tests

    Good

    Short 10% Enough 90%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 20,501 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Boron

    From 20,528 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 24% Enough 76%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

Good fit 28

Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Chillies (Dry)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹48,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 420 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 310 mm it can use in a normal year (230 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Chillies (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹13,781 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,650 2021
    2. ₹14,980 2022
    3. ₹16,750 2023
    4. ₹12,910 2024
    5. ₹12,120 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.0 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Capsicum

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.0 lakh–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹71,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year (120 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Capsicum: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,063 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,530 2021
    2. ₹3,430 2022
    3. ₹2,630 2023
    4. ₹4,000 2024
    5. ₹3,610 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹81,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Beans (Vegetable)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹54,000–₹81,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹17,000–₹44,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 20 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹3,439 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,240 2021
    2. ₹4,230 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹4,560 2024
    5. ₹4,800 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹37,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Coriander

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹35,000–₹52,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹17,000–₹34,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 4–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Coriander: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,351 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,200 2021
    2. ₹9,530 2022
    3. ₹6,070 2023
    4. ₹6,250 2024
    5. ₹6,730 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹18,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Cauliflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹30,000–₹45,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹11,000–₹26,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 60 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Cauliflower: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 26 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹1,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,650 2021
    2. ₹1,930 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹2,180 2024
    5. ₹2,030 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Ajwain

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹39,000–₹59,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹12,000–₹32,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 10–30 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Ajwain: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.3 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹11,370 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,670 2021
    2. ₹9,130 2022
    3. ₹12,710 2023
    4. ₹11,780 2024
    5. ₹8,860 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹27,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Fennel

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹48,000–₹72,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹15,000–₹39,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 6–32 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Fennel: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 6.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹9,049 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,910 2021
    2. ₹11,040 2022
    3. ₹16,000 2023
    4. ₹6,590 2024
    5. ₹6,980 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹33,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Green Chillies

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹27,000–₹41,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹9,000–₹22,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Green Chillies: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 11 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹3,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,510 2021
    2. ₹3,050 2022
    3. ₹2,780 2023
    4. ₹3,560 2024
    5. ₹3,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Green Peas

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹28,000–₹42,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹7,000–₹21,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Green Peas: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 16 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹2,244 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,300 2021
    2. ₹4,640 2022
    3. ₹3,820 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹4,550 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹21,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Radish

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹22,000–₹33,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹9,000–₹20,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Radish: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 30 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹925 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹990 2021
    2. ₹1,090 2022
    3. ₹1,130 2023
    4. ₹1,360 2024
    5. ₹1,280 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹13,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

Possible, with effort 18

Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Garlic

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around March

    This season's sowing time (October) is over.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹82,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 180 mm it can use in a normal year (130 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Garlic: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 33 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹6,473 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,820 2021
    2. ₹3,500 2022
    3. ₹6,320 2023
    4. ₹14,380 2024
    5. ₹6,280 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹88,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Sweet Potato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹75,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹19,000–₹56,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 100 mm it can use in a normal year (60 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Potato: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 38 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,740 2021
    2. ₹1,980 2022
    3. ₹1,940 2023
    4. ₹2,380 2024
    5. ₹2,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹57,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Tomato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹51,000–₹76,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹16,000–₹41,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 440 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 300 mm it can use in a normal year (220 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tomato: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 42 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹1,513 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,320 2021
    2. ₹1,850 2022
    3. ₹1,380 2023
    4. ₹2,250 2024
    5. ₹1,990 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹35,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Brinjal

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹39,000–₹59,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹15,000–₹35,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 260 mm it can use in a normal year (180 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Brinjal: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 27 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹1,800 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,450 2021
    2. ₹1,640 2022
    3. ₹1,510 2023
    4. ₹1,910 2024
    5. ₹1,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹24,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Cumin

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹46,000–₹69,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹14,000–₹37,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 70 mm it can use in a normal year (30 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–26 °C on average, and survives 9–30 °C.

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

    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Cumin: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.8–8.3.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.0 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹19,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,940 2021
    2. ₹18,820 2022
    3. ₹40,000 2023
    4. ₹22,700 2024
    5. ₹18,340 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹33,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Urad (Black Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of December.

    No figures for this season in your district. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹19,000–₹29,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹5,000–₹15,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Urad (Black Gram): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.8 quintals an acre here in its other seasons (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹6,320 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,930 2021
    2. ₹5,700 2022
    3. ₹7,310 2023
    4. ₹8,230 2024
    5. ₹6,290 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 3.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Sesame (Til)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹15,000–₹22,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹181–₹8,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sesame (Til): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,733 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Minimum support price: ₹10,346 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,840 2021
    2. ₹9,550 2022
    3. ₹13,310 2023
    4. ₹11,590 2024
    5. ₹8,860 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Jowar (Sorghum)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in September, harvest around January

    This season's sowing time (September–October) is over.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹12,000–₹18,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹655 to a profit of ₹5,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 230 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Jowar (Sorghum): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹3,183 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Minimum support price: ₹4,023 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,820 2021
    2. ₹2,180 2022
    3. ₹3,330 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹2,590 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹12,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Moong (Green Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around December

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹13,000–₹19,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹1,000 to a profit of ₹5,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 140 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 50 mm it can use in a normal year (40 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 200 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,108 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,010 2021
    2. ₹6,130 2022
    3. ₹7,280 2023
    4. ₹7,580 2024
    5. ₹6,880 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Safflower

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    Sow in October, harvest around March

    This season's sowing time (September–October) is over.

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹12,000–₹19,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹2,000 to a profit of ₹4,000 an acre a season

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 170 mm it can use in a normal year (120 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 190 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–32 °C on average, and survives 5–45 °C.

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

    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Safflower: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.1 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹5,081 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,215 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,640 2021
    2. ₹4,960 2022
    3. ₹4,000 2023
    4. ₹4,220 2024
    5. ₹6,520 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • 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.

    • Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

3 crops won't work here See why for each one

10 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

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); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).