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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Zaid season is the short summer cropping period in India between the rabi harvest and the kharif sowing, running roughly from March to June.
- What is the time period of the Zaid cropping season in India?
- Which crops are grown during the Zaid season?
- How does the Zaid season differ from kharif and rabi?
- Why is the Zaid season dependent on irrigation rather than rainfall?

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In March 2023, the Punjab Agriculture Department issued Zaid-season advisories recommending summer moong and cucurbit sowing in canal command areas to diversify away from water-intensive paddy ahead of the monsoon.

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