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Your plan for Rewa

Rabi Rain only

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

It's November: 34 of the crops that suit can still be sown this season. For 3 the sowing time is over.

Your land

Soil

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and zinc.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 42 mm in Rabi

October–February, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 25 mm.

Temperature

Days about 28 °C, nights 13 °C in Rabi

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

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

    From 33,025 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 67% Medium 33%

    7 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.

  • Zinc

    From 33,025 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 85% Enough 15%

    9 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.

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 33,025 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 90% High 9%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 33,024 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 68% High 31%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 33,021 soil tests

    Good

    Low 14% Medium 55% High 31%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    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 33,018 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    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 33,021 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 33,025 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    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.

  • Iron

    From 33,025 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 36% Enough 64%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

    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 33,025 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.

  • Manganese

    From 33,025 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

  • Boron

    From 33,025 soil tests

    Good

    Short 6% Enough 94%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 1

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. Radish

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹36,000–₹53,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹8,000–₹26,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 130 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Radish: 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 zinc.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 62 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹716 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹700 2021
    2. ₹700 2022
    3. ₹650 2023
    4. ₹800 2025

    Prices are usually best in January.

    Typical costs are about ₹28,000 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 zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

Possible, with effort 36

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. Beans (Vegetable)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

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

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.0 lakh

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹51,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    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).

    On rain alone it gets about 70% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 70% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,075 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,400 2021
    2. ₹3,250 2022
    3. ₹2,450 2023

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹84,000 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 zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

  2. Coriander

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 15,502 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹39,000–₹58,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹40,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 5.4 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹8,875 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹14,525 a quintal, the middle of 22 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹61,000 a season after typical costs.

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

    Prices are usually best in November.

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

    How to make it work

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

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

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

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

  3. Linseed

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 4,962 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹15,000–₹22,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹7,000–₹14,000 an acre a season

    • 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 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 16–24 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

    • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹7,187 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹10,000 a quintal, the middle of 14 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹18,000 a season after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,590 2021
    2. ₹6,160 2022
    3. ₹4,750 2023
    4. ₹5,510 2024
    5. ₹6,710 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹8,000 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.

      About 11% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 11%
    • Urea 10%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 7%
    • Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) 1%
  4. Lentil (Masoor)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 21,524 acres here. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹21,000–₹31,000

    per acre a season, before costs

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

    • 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 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

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

    • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.6 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹5,605 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹5,990 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,390 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,830 2021
    2. ₹5,990 2022
    3. ₹5,310 2023
    4. ₹5,700 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.7 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 44%
    • Urea 26%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 15%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 2%
  5. Gram (Chana)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 55,145 acres here. Sold at 4 mandis in your district.

    ₹22,000–₹33,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹3,000–₹14,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 5.9 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹4,608 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 113 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹23,000 a season after typical costs.

    Minimum support price: ₹5,958 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,690 2021
    2. ₹4,400 2022
    3. ₹4,870 2023
    4. ₹5,480 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 7.1 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 19%
    • Urea 14%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 8%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 4%
  6. Moong (Green Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around January

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    No figures for this season in your district. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹7,000–₹11,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹3,000–₹7,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 1 irrigation short
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 1 irrigation (5 cm) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.6 quintals an acre here in its other seasons (district figures).

    On rain alone it gets about 88% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 88% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January 2026): about ₹6,384 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹7,401 a quintal, the middle of 42 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹4,000 a season at typical costs.

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

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,890 2022
    2. ₹5,620 2023

    Prices are usually best in January.

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

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.5 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

  7. Wheat

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around March

    Sowing time is now.

    Grown on 7.3 lakh acres here. Sold at 8 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Very hot in March
    • 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 390 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 5–27 °C.

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Days in March get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    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 last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,283 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹2,563 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov).

    Minimum support price: ₹2,610 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,650 2021
    2. ₹1,980 2022
    3. ₹2,230 2023
    4. ₹2,400 2024
    5. ₹2,450 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

    • 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.

      About 81% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 81%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 62%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 5%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 4%
  8. Rapeseed & Mustard

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in October, harvest around February

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

    Grown on 59,672 acres here. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 160 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

    • Oct 33 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.4 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    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 last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹5,961 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹7,800 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov).

    Minimum support price: ₹6,613 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,950 2021
    2. ₹5,900 2022
    3. ₹4,650 2023
    4. ₹5,150 2024
    5. ₹5,870 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.3 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • 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.

      About 32% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 32%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 28%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 10%
  9. Potato

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around February

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 8,352 acres here. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

    • 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 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 7–30 °C.

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.0–6.2.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 91 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

    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 last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹719 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹893 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 11 Nov).

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹64,000 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.

      About 48% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 48%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 46%
  10. Barley

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 1,052 acres here. Sold at 4 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • 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 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–20 °C on average, and survives 2–40 °C.

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 23 °C / 9 °C
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.5–8.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 6.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    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 last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,175 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹2,840 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov).

    Minimum support price: ₹2,286 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,350 2022
    2. ₹1,810 2023
    3. ₹2,190 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹18,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 10 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • 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.

      About 77% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 77%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 48%
12 crops won't work here See why for each one

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

Next steps

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