Samai (Little Millet)
A monsoon crop. Sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Sep–Oct.
When to sow and harvest
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Samai (Little Millet) 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 15–45 °C. Frost hurts it.
Water
Rain and irrigation together, worked out where most of it grows:
Soil pH
Likes slightly acidic soil. Grows from pH 5 to 7.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Ordinary farm soil is fine
- N Needs plenty of nitrogen and zinc
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
No mandi prices for this crop yet.
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 42,919 ha
- 2002-03
- Average yield
- 0.7 t/ha
- 2002-03
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.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
Area (ha)
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). 1999-00 to 2002-03.