🌽 Maize
Location: Niphad, Nashik, Maharashtra
Demo data — sample figures for demonstration only
3
Farms reporting
14.4
Total area (acre)
20.32
Avg yield / acre (quintal)
₹19,465
Avg cost / acre
₹41,394
Avg revenue / acre
₹21,929
Avg profit / acre
112.7%
Average ROI
₹2,037
Avg sale rate / quintal
Compared with Nashik
| Niphad, Nashik, Maharashtra | Nashik | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg yield / acre | 20.32 | 20.32 | +0.00 |
| Avg cost / acre | ₹19,465 | ₹19,465 | +₹0 |
| Avg profit / acre | ₹21,929 | ₹21,929 | +₹0 |
| Average ROI | 112.7% | 112.7% | +0.0% |
Where the money goes
per acre · Total ₹19,465
Yield per acre by year / Profit per acre by year
Best performing villages (Village)
| Village | Farms reporting | Total area | Avg yield / acre | Avg cost / acre | Avg profit / acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalgaon | 3 | 14.4 | 20.32 | ₹19,465 | ₹21,929 |
Season split
Reference crop schedule — Maize
Days from sowing| Days from sowing | Stage | Activity | Category | Indicative cost / acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15–-8 | Pre-sowing |
Field preparation
Two harrowings and levelling.
|
Land preparation | ₹1,750 |
| -6–-2 | Pre-sowing |
Basal fertilizer + FYM
5 t FYM + 50 kg DAP per acre.
|
Fertilizer | ₹4,100 |
| 0–2 | Sowing |
Sowing
8 kg seed/acre at 60x20 cm.
|
Sowing | ₹3,250 |
| 18–25 | Seedling |
First weeding
Weed free for the first 35 days.
|
Weeding | ₹1,900 |
| 25–32 | Knee high |
First urea top dressing
35 kg urea at knee-high stage.
|
Fertilizer | ₹1,400 |
| 20–45 | Vegetative |
Fall armyworm scouting
Check whorls weekly; spray on ETL.
|
Plant protection | ₹1,600 |
| 45–52 | Tasseling |
Second urea top dressing
35 kg urea before tasseling.
|
Fertilizer | ₹1,400 |
| 48–56 | Tasseling |
Irrigation at tasseling
Most critical irrigation stage.
|
Irrigation | ₹750 |
| 65–75 | Grain filling |
Irrigation at grain filling
Keep soil moist at grain filling.
|
Irrigation | ₹750 |
| 95–105 | Harvest |
Harvesting cobs
Harvest at black layer formation.
|
Harvest | ₹3,500 |
| 100–112 | Post harvest |
Shelling and drying
Dry grain to 12% moisture.
|
Post harvest | ₹1,600 |
| Total | ₹22,000 | |||
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