Where can I grow buckwheat (kuttu) and what season suits it?

Buckwheat, called kuttu, is a short duration crop, often around 70 to 90 days, that suits cool weather and is traditionally grown in the hills of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, the north east and some plateau areas. It tolerates poor soils and is a good crop for marginal hill land, but it is sensitive to frost and to high heat at flowering. It is grown in the cooler part of the year in the plains and in the warm season in the high hills. The seed is sown shallow and the crop is quick, which suits short windows between other crops. Kuttu flour is mainly used as a fasting food, so it has a religious market. Confirm the right window and variety for your altitude and district with your KVK.