When to sow Maize in Manipur

A summer crop in Manipur: sow in Jan–Feb, harvest in Apr–May. Manipur is number 22 of the 31 states that grow it.

Season here
Summer
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Manipur
9.2 quintals an acre
India: 14 quintals an acre
Support price (MSP)
₹2,410 a quintal
2026-27
Grown here on
55,371 acres
under 1% of India's maize

When to sow and harvest in Manipur

Summer 42% of its area here
Kharif 40% of its area here
Rabi 18% of its area here
Today: rabi sowing time
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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

Sown it? Follow it week by week

Each watering, each dose of urea for your acres, and the pest to look for now.

Will it grow on your land?

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

How to grow maize

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

Where in Manipur it grows most

  1. 1 Senapati 8.5 quintals an acre 21% 11,861 acres
  2. 2 Chandel 9.5 quintals an acre 17% 9,469 acres
  3. 3 Churachandpur 8.6 quintals an acre 15% 8,170 acres
  4. 4 Tamenglong 9.4 quintals an acre 11% 6,128 acres
  5. 5 Ukhrul 9.6 quintals an acre 9% 5,050 acres
  6. 6 Thoubal 10 quintals an acre 9% 5,031 acres
  7. 7 Imphal East 9.7 quintals an acre 6% 3,242 acres
  8. 8 Bishnupur 8.6 quintals an acre 6% 3,227 acres

Maize in other states

Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar Telangana Tamil Nadu Gujarat West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Jammu And Kashmir

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2017-18 to 2023-24.