When to sow Ginger in Kerala

A monsoon crop in Kerala: sow in Apr–May, harvest in Dec–Jan. Kerala is number 17 of the 29 states that grow it.

Season here
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Kerala
68 quintals an acre
India: 49 quintals an acre
Mandi price here
₹10,200 a quintal
The middle price at 55 mandis, as of 13 Nov.
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Grown here on
5,800 acres
1% of India's ginger

When to sow and harvest in Kerala

Kharif
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Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow ginger

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Where in Kerala it grows most

  1. 1 Wayanad 20 quintals an acre 41% 2,873 acres
  2. 2 Idukki 22 quintals an acre 16% 1,140 acres
  3. 3 Pathanamthitta 18 quintals an acre 10% 737 acres
  4. 4 Kollam 11 quintals an acre 9% 655 acres
  5. 5 Palakkad 18 quintals an acre 5% 380 acres
  6. 6 Kottayam 16 quintals an acre 4% 280 acres

Ginger in other states

Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Odisha Assam Maharashtra Sikkim West Bengal Meghalaya Mizoram Gujarat Nagaland Uttarakhand

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2025-26.