Other Cereals

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Season
Kharif
JJASONDJFMAM
48% of its area. Also grown in rabi, summer.

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 48% of its area
Rabi 38% of its area
Summer 14% of its area
Today: rabi sowing time
J J A S O N D J F M A M
Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

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Water
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  • Whether Other Cereals 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.

Fertiliser for one acre

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Watch out for

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Mandi price, month by month

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Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
78,337 ha
2021-22
Average yield
0.5 t/ha
2021-22
Most area
Dharmapuri
Tamil Nadu
Best yield
Tiruvannamalai
1.7 t/ha

Districts with the most area (recent figures)

The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

  1. Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu 12,152 ha
  2. Nashik, Maharashtra 11,875 ha
  3. Nanded, Maharashtra 8,212 ha
  4. Palghar, Maharashtra 8,207 ha
  5. Jalgaon, Maharashtra 7,728 ha
  6. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra 7,229 ha
  7. Nandurbar, Maharashtra 6,643 ha
  8. Belagavi, Karnataka 4,993 ha
  9. Beed, Maharashtra 4,268 ha
  10. Dharashiv, Maharashtra 3,765 ha

Other Cereals yield

  1. 0.2–0.4 t/ha
  2. 0.4–0.6 t/ha
  3. 0.6–0.8 t/ha
  4. 0.8–1.1 t/ha
  5. 1.1–1.7 t/ha
No data

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Where yields are highest

  1. Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu 1.7 t/ha
  2. Salem, Tamil Nadu 1.6 t/ha
  3. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu 1.5 t/ha
  4. Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu 1.5 t/ha
  5. Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 1.5 t/ha
  6. Madurai, Tamil Nadu 1.5 t/ha
  7. Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka 1.4 t/ha
  8. Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand 1.4 t/ha
  9. Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu 1.4 t/ha
  10. Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu 1.3 t/ha

Only districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.5 0.7 0.8
2016-17 2021-22
Latest 0.5 t/ha in 2021-22

Area (ha)

0.0 93K 186K
2016-17 2021-22
Latest 78,337 ha in 2021-22

Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Soil and yield

How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.

Other Cereals yields tend to be higher in districts with

  • More soil that is acidic weak 89 districts
  • More soil low in potassium weak 89 districts

Other Cereals yields tend to be lower in districts with

  • More soil that is neutral moderate 89 districts
  • More soil short of zinc weak 89 districts
  • More soil short of iron weak 89 districts
  • More soil short of boron weak 88 districts

A pattern is not proof that soil causes the difference.

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).