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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: potassium and boron.

Too acidic in most fields here.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 2,307 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,976 mm.

Temperature

Days about 30 °C, nights 19 °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)
  • Potassium

    From 45,000 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 56% Medium 34% High 10%

    6 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    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.

  • Boron

    From 45,000 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 70% Enough 30%

    7 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.

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

Other soil results
  • Nitrogen

    From 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Low 3% Medium 51% High 47%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

  • Phosphorus

    From 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Low 5% Medium 20% High 75%

    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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Low 20% Medium 21% High 59%

    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 45,000 soil tests

    Poor

    Acidic 57% Neutral 43%

    6 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 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    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 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Short 7% Enough 93%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 44,997 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 23% Enough 77%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

    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 44,994 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 45,000 soil tests

    Good

    Short 6% Enough 94%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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.

  • Manganese

    From 44,996 soil tests

    Good

    Short 8% Enough 92%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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.

Good fit 14

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. 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.

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹1.9 lakh–₹3.7 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 40 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 ₹1.7 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  2. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 667 acres here. Last recorded in 2014-15. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.8 lakh–₹4.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.3 lakh–₹2.7 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 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 77 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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 (July–September 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,990 2021
    2. ₹3,240 2022
    3. ₹3,590 2023
    4. ₹4,250 2024
    5. ₹4,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.4 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  3. 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.

    ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.6 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 53 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 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  4. 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.

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹93,000–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 96 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 ₹2.5 lakh 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 ₹1.4 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  5. 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.

    ₹72,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹26,000–₹62,000 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 41 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 (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 ₹46,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  6. 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.

    ₹53,000–₹79,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹28,000–₹54,000 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of boron.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.4 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 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 ₹27,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  7. 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 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of boron.

    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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  8. Coconut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 652 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹42,000–₹63,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹15,000–₹36,000 an acre a year

    • 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 1,430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 11 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹5,000 a quintal, the middle of 69 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹26,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,850 2021
    2. ₹2,530 2022
    3. ₹2,430 2023
    4. ₹3,030 2024
    5. ₹6,010 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.

    Typical costs are about ₹27,000 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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 14 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  9. 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of boron.

    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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  10. 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 1,360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of boron.

    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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

Possible, with effort 23

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. 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.

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.3 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 81 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 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 ₹3.3 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 ₹1.2 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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.

    ₹2.0 lakh–₹3.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.0 lakh–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 41 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). 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 ₹2.1 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 ₹98,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  3. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 217 acres here. Last recorded in 2014-15. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹58,000–₹1.4 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 55 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    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 ₹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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹96,000–₹1.9 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in November
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 41 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 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 ₹1.6 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 ₹83,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  5. 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 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,110 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  6. Black Pepper

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 1,049 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.0 lakh–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹37,000–₹87,000 an acre a year

    • 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 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Black Pepper: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    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 (December 2025–March 2026): about ₹65,872 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹68,550 a quintal, the middle of 34 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹67,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹38,310 2021
    2. ₹47,940 2022
    3. ₹47,750 2023
    4. ₹60,120 2024
    5. ₹64,490 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹65,000 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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 7.8 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  7. Nutmeg

    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.

    ₹59,000–₹89,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

    After typical costs: ₹18,000–₹48,000 an acre a year

    • 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 1,430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,430 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.0 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 an earlier harvest (June–August 2025): about ₹25,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹29,000 2021
    2. ₹29,750 2022
    3. ₹29,250 2023
    4. ₹22,500 2024
    5. ₹29,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹41,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  8. Banana

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 3,408 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹68,000 to a profit of ₹4,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 10 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 10 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 91 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price through the year (September 2024–August 2025): about ₹1,988 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹1.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in June.

    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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 77 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  9. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 136 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹97,000–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹99,000–₹1.5 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 850 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,620 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of boron.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 40 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    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 lose about ₹1.0 lakh a year at 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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 53 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  10. Arecanut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 4,985 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 9 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,000 mm it can use in a normal year, and 960 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–33 °C on average, and survives 7–39 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Nov 29 °C / 16 °C
    • Dec 26 °C / 11 °C
    • Jan 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Feb 26 °C / 13 °C
    • Mar 28 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 30 °C / 20 °C
    • May 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.8 quintals an acre here (district figures).

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

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹35,513 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹29,654 a quintal, the middle of 59 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹37,280 2021
    2. ₹40,000 2022
    3. ₹35,750 2023
    4. ₹29,400 2024
    5. ₹31,150 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹5.9 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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 3.0 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

14 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).