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Your plan for Namchi

Whole year Rain only

We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

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 2,636 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 2,216 mm.

Temperature

Days about 26 °C, nights 17 °C in Whole year

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 15

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. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.9 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 720 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 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 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 70 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,680 2021
    2. ₹3,000 2022
    3. ₹3,100 2023
    4. ₹3,000 2024
    5. ₹3,000 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.4 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 840 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lemon: 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 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state). Government figures count it with lime.

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹6,250 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹7,500 a quintal, the middle of 145 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.4 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,030 2021
    2. ₹4,050 2022
    3. ₹3,710 2023
    4. ₹6,000 2024
    5. ₹4,410 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹68,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 860 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 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 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 51 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,563 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,900 2021
    2. ₹2,760 2022
    3. ₹3,000 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹4,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹76,000 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. Sapota (Chikoo)

    Holds the land all year

    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 year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹56,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–34 °C on average, and survives 11–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 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 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 50 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,825 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 48 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.3 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,780 2021
    2. ₹3,040 2022
    3. ₹3,360 2023
    4. ₹3,530 2024
    5. ₹3,950 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹97,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Guava

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹53,000–₹80,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹22,000–₹48,000 an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Guava: 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 22 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹57,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,580 2021
    2. ₹2,500 2022
    3. ₹2,600 2023
    4. ₹3,080 2024
    5. ₹3,250 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹32,000 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. Tamarind

    Holds the land all year

    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 year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹47,000 an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 12–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tamarind: 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 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹5,200 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹10,000 a quintal, the middle of 16 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹95,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,350 2021
    2. ₹5,380 2022
    3. ₹4,630 2023
    4. ₹5,740 2024
    5. ₹5,880 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹34,000 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. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹38,000–₹56,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹32,000 an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Cashew: 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 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–May 2026): about ₹14,855 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,530 2021
    2. ₹10,180 2022
    3. ₹8,530 2023
    4. ₹10,500 2024
    5. ₹12,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 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. Cocoa

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • 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 1,300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–32 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Cocoa: 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 5.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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. Coffee

    Holds the land all year

    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
    • 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 1,170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 14–28 °C on average, and survives 10–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 15 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Coffee: 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 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹21,150 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹21,400 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,200 2021
    2. ₹9,780 2022
    3. ₹16,100 2023
    4. ₹21,100 2024
    5. ₹31,280 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in December.

    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.

  10. Dragon Fruit

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • 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 460 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • 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
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Dragon Fruit: 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 5.3–6.7.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 23 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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 25

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. Betel Leaves

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹8.5 lakh–₹12.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2.9 lakh–₹7.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,040 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,000 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–27 °C on average, and survives 17–31 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Betel Leaves: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.0–5.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 87 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 81% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 81% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹15,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,140 2021
    2. ₹9,250 2022
    3. ₹11,690 2023
    4. ₹12,250 2024
    5. ₹11,630 2025

    Prices are usually best in March.

    Typical costs are about ₹5.6 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Mango

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.8 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • 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 (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Mango: 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 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,260 2021
    2. ₹5,700 2022
    3. ₹5,610 2023
    4. ₹6,170 2024
    5. ₹5,860 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 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. Banana

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹3.1 lakh–₹4.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹98,000–₹2.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 850 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–33 °C on average, and survives 12–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • 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 (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Banana: 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 158 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,138 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,325 a quintal, the middle of 390 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.2 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,160 2021
    2. ₹2,290 2022
    3. ₹2,500 2023
    4. ₹2,770 2024
    5. ₹2,770 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Lime (Kagzi)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.0 lakh–₹3.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 840 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • 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 (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 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 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,450 2021
    2. ₹3,360 2022
    3. ₹3,500 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹3,700 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 ₹94,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Litchi

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹60,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Litchi: 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 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹11,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,000 2024
    2. ₹14,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹55,000 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. Papaya

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.7 lakh–₹4.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹36,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,080 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 850 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–30 °C on average, and survives 12–44 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • Jan 20 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 22 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Papaya: 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 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 156 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 82% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 82% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹2,650 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,200 a quintal, the middle of 140 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,300 2021
    2. ₹2,230 2022
    3. ₹2,390 2023
    4. ₹2,740 2024
    5. ₹2,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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. Jackfruit

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹61,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 950 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Jackfruit: 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 95 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–June 2026): about ₹2,175 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,980 2021
    2. ₹2,020 2022
    3. ₹2,170 2023
    4. ₹2,670 2024
    5. ₹2,430 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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.

  8. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    Holds the land all year

    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 year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹56,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 840 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 27 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • 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 (outside its best range)
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 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 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 53 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,636 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,650 2021
    2. ₹3,900 2022
    3. ₹3,950 2023
    4. ₹3,820 2024
    5. ₹4,440 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹99,000 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. Plum

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹94,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹54,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 910 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 6–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 21 °C
    • 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
    • Apr 27 °C / 19 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 14 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 15 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 12 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

    Soil for Plum: 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 5.5–6.1.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 16 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–July 2026): about ₹7,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,060 2021
    2. ₹4,500 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023
    4. ₹5,800 2024
    5. ₹6,380 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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.

  10. Peach

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹50,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 910 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Aug 29 °C / 22 °C
    • 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)
    • 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
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 14 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 15 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 12 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

    Soil for Peach: 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 5.5–6.3.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 27 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,500 2021
    2. ₹3,690 2022
    3. ₹3,150 2023
    4. ₹3,850 2024
    5. ₹3,680 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹60,000 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.

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

4 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).