Saffron
A monsoon crop. Sow in Jul, harvest in Oct.
Sowing Growing Harvest
When to sow and harvest
Sowing Growing Harvest
Will it grow on your land?
Pick your place and water to see:
- Whether Saffron 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 4–28 °C.
Water
The check above works out its water need on your land.
Soil pH
Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 5.5 to 7.8.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Ordinary farm soil is fine
- K Needs plenty of potassium and sulphur
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°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.
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
- 7,828 acres
- 2025-26
- Average yield
- 0.4 kg an acre (1.0 kg a hectare)
- 2025-26
- Most area
- Jammu And Kashmir
- 100% of India's
States that grow it
Each state's share of India's production, in its latest year with figures (2025-26). Tap a state to open it.
Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).
Where it grows most
The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.
No recent district figures for this crop.