Djibouti Crop Calendar
What to plant and harvest across 3 agro-ecological zones in Djibouti — 25 crops with sowing windows, growing periods and local notes.
Sow this July
21 cropsBean, broad green
Broccoli
Cabbage, common
Carrot
Cowpea
Cucumber
Eggplant
Leek
Lettuce
Okra
Onion
Peanut
Potato
Pumpkin
Red beet
Sesame
Sugarcane
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Tomato
Turnip
All crops in Djibouti
Bean, broad green
Broccoli
Cabbage, common
Carrot
Cowpea
Cucumber
Eggplant
Leek
Lettuce
Okra
Onion
Peanut
Potato
Pumpkin
Red beet
Sesame
Sugarcane
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Tomato
Turnip
Corn, sweet
Melon
Sorghum
Watermelon
Agro-ecological zones
plains coastal plains
Zone I: coastal plains, hot and humid climate, sandy loam soils, major constraints: T ° higher, so one main season, often salty waters, so limited cultures
Practices: vegetables, grains and legumes
plains Interior Plains and plateaus low altitude
Zone II: Continental Plains, hot and dry, sandy loam soils, major constraints: T ° higher, so one main season for gardening (September to May), often salty waters, so limited cultures
Practices: vegetables, grains and legumes
hill mountain Mountain areas and valleys
Zone III: valleys and plateaus (600-1700 m), soil sandy clay loam, Patchy climate favorable to the gardening season and against of different fruit species but stresses area (limited, terraces), unavailability of seeds quality, poor water control (some sites have perennial springs -Tadjourah)
Practices: Vegetable crops, grains and legumes in season and against-season