Elephant Foot Yam
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Elephant Foot Yam suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
- What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
- Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 25–40 °C. Frost hurts it.
Water
The check above works out its water need on your land.
Soil pH
Likes slightly acidic soil. Grows from pH 5 to 7.5.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Ordinary farm soil is fine
- N Needs plenty of nitrogen and potassium
Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).
Fertiliser for one acre
Watch out for
Mandi price, month by month
Rupees a quintal, typical across India's mandis.
Source: Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).
Where it grows in India
- Largest grower
- West Bengal
- 2025-26
States that grow it
Production in each state's latest year with figures (2025-26).
Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).
Districts with the most area (recent figures)
The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.
No recent district figures for this crop.