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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

7

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 2,198 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,468 mm.

Temperature

Days about 26 °C, nights 15 °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 (1 nutrient)
  • Nitrogen

    From 7,005 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 99% Medium 1%

    Almost every soil test 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.

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 10,443 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 31% Medium 66% High 3%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

    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 10,444 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 21% Medium 54% High 25%

    2 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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 10,436 soil tests

    Good

    Low 3% Medium 9% High 88%

    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 10,444 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 17% Neutral 83%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    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 10,429 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 10,444 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 20% Enough 80%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

    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 10,444 soil tests

    Good

    Short 5% Enough 95%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 10,444 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    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 10,443 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 10,444 soil tests

    Good

    Short 13% Enough 87%

    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.

  • Boron

    From 10,441 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 31% Enough 69%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out short

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

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

Good fit 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. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

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

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 790 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 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 potassium, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

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

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

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

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  2. Plum

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.0 lakh–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹58,000–₹1.1 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 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

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

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.1.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 17 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 (May–July 2026): about ₹7,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹43,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  3. Pear

    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 your state.

    ₹65,000–₹98,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹27,000–₹60,000 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 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    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 (July–August 2026): about ₹4,123 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹38,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  4. Peach

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹74,000–₹1.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹17,000–₹54,000 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 1,010 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

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

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.3.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹3,575 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in May.

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

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  5. Guava

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹55,000–₹83,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹41,000 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 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 29 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 ₹2,350 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹2,300 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (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. ₹1,750 2022
    2. ₹1,980 2023
    3. ₹2,180 2024
    4. ₹2,200 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹42,000 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.

  6. Tamarind

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹54,000–₹81,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 6

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

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 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 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

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

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

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

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹34,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  7. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹58,000–₹87,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹17,000–₹46,000 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 940 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 17 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 ₹4,275 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹20,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,950 2022
    2. ₹2,800 2023
    3. ₹3,410 2024
    4. ₹3,660 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    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 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.

  8. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹38,000–₹56,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

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

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 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 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

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

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

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

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  9. 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 your state.

    ₹92,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹5,000 to a profit of ₹41,000 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 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    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 (November 2025–May 2026): about ₹2,300 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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. ₹2,200 2023
    2. ₹2,500 2024

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹97,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  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 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 1,310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    No yield records for this crop yet.

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

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

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

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

    Prices are usually best in December.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

Possible, with effort 20

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. Pineapple

    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 your state.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹42,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in March.

    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 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.

  2. 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 your state.

    ₹85,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹29,000–₹71,000 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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹8,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹56,000 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.

  3. Black Pepper

    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.

    ₹1.0 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
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • 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 1,430 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (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

    • 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.

  4. 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 your state.

    ₹46,000–₹69,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹30,000–₹53,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in September
    • 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 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    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 ₹2,850 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  5. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹80,000 an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 940 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹2,800 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,340 2022
    2. ₹2,350 2023
    3. ₹2,410 2024
    4. ₹3,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹99,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  6. Apple

    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 your state.

    ₹64,000–₹97,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹14,000–₹46,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • 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 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 14–27 °C on average, and survives 8–33 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 12 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 11 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–October 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹5,000 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹17,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,300 2021
    2. ₹4,290 2022
    3. ₹4,520 2023
    4. ₹5,250 2024
    5. ₹5,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹50,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  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
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • 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 1,380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    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 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.

  8. 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 your state.

    ₹49,000–₹73,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹14,000–₹39,000 an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 940 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 17 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 (May 2025–April 2026): about ₹3,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹67,000 a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹34,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

  9. Coconut

    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 your state.

    ₹36,000–₹54,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹9,000–₹27,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • 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 1,380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price through the year (November–December 2024, August–October 2025): about ₹2,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹55,000 a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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

    • 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.

  10. 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 your state.

    ₹23,000–₹35,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1,000–₹13,000 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 960 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,450 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,010 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 / 21 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Oct 26 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 21 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 26 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 32 °C / 17 °C
    • May 34 °C / 19 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 15 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 (November 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹58,000 a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹22,000 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.

17 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).