Other Oilseeds

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Season
Rabi
JJASONDJFMAM
53% of its area. Also grown in kharif.

When to sow and harvest

Rabi 53% of its area
Kharif 46% 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 Oilseeds 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
2,98,687 ha
2022-23
Average yield
7.8 t/ha
2022-23
Most area
Nagaur
Rajasthan
Best yield
Eluru
24.8 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. Nagaur, Rajasthan 66,282 ha
  2. Eluru, Andhra Pradesh 49,038 ha
  3. West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 44,520 ha
  4. Bikaner, Rajasthan 43,593 ha
  5. Hanumangarh, Rajasthan 24,265 ha
  6. Jaipur, Rajasthan 23,486 ha
  7. Churu, Rajasthan 22,851 ha
  8. Pali, Rajasthan 22,651 ha
  9. Jodhpur, Rajasthan 19,392 ha
  10. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 17,975 ha

Other Oilseeds yield

  1. 0.1–0.4 t/ha
  2. 0.4–0.6 t/ha
  3. 0.6–0.6 t/ha
  4. 0.6–1.5 t/ha
  5. 1.5–24.8 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). 2019-20 to 2022-23.

Where yields are highest

  1. Eluru, Andhra Pradesh 24.8 t/ha
  2. East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 24.0 t/ha
  3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, Andhra Pradesh 23.9 t/ha
  4. Ntr, Andhra Pradesh 23.9 t/ha
  5. Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh 23.9 t/ha
  6. Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh 23.9 t/ha
  7. Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh 23.9 t/ha
  8. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 23.5 t/ha
  9. Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 23.2 t/ha
  10. West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 22.9 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). 2019-20 to 2022-23.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.0 3.9 7.8
2019-20 2022-23
Latest 7.8 t/ha in 2022-23

Area (ha)

0.0 463K 927K
2019-20 2022-23
Latest 2,98,687 ha in 2022-23

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). 2019-20 to 2022-23.

Soil and yield

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

Other Oilseeds yields tend to be higher in districts with

  • More soil low in potassium moderate 109 districts
  • More soil high in phosphorus weak 109 districts
  • More soil that is salty weak 107 districts

Other Oilseeds yields tend to be lower in districts with

  • More soil short of sulphur weak 107 districts
  • More soil medium in phosphorus weak 109 districts
  • More soil short of iron weak 105 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).