Cote d'Ivoire Crop Calendar
What to plant and harvest across 4 agro-ecological zones in Cote d'Ivoire — 25 crops with sowing windows, growing periods and local notes.
Sow this July
7 cropsCassava
Corn, sweet
Mil africain
Peanut
Rice
Sorghum
Soybean
All crops in Cote d'Ivoire
Cassava
Corn, sweet
Mil africain
Peanut
Rice
Sorghum
Soybean
Banana
Bean, broad green
Cabbage, common
Carrot
Coconut
Cowpea
Cucumber
Eggplant
Lettuce
Oil palm
Okra
Onion
Pepper, chili
Spinach
Sugarcane
Sweet pepper
Tomato
Yam
Agro-ecological zones
hill mountain Guinea Zone
South and west of the country vegetation: dense forest Four seasons: a long dry season (December to March), a long rainy season (March to mid-July), a short dry season (July to August) and finally a small rainy season (September to November). The average annual rainfall is greater than 1 800 mm Height: 50 to 100 m to the south, west Mountainous tops with some highlights from 1000 m
Practices: Oilseeds: oil palm, coconut palm. Grains: Corn. Root and Tubers: Yam, Cassava. Other: Plantain. vegetable and legume crops: Other crops: cocoa, coffee; rubber, banana mouth. Pineapple. Food crops generally assocation between them or with perrennes crops in the early years. cassava cultivation systems and / or upland rice in the West.
plains Sudanese Zone
North Vegetation: Savanna Grassland It rains less than elsewhere in the country, with basically two seasons: a rich but short rainy season and a dry season well marked which can last from 5 to 7 months. Altidude: 400 m
Practices: Grains: Corn, millet, Sogho Root and Tubers: Yam, Vegetable crops and legumes: All speculations. Other Crops: Cashew; cotton; mango. Food crops generally assocation between them or with perrennes crops in the early years. Cropping systems based on cotton / corn. Good knowledge of animal traction, crop protection products and fertilizer
other Sudano-Guinean Zone 1
South-central Vegetation: Clear Forest Four seasons: a long dry season (November to February), a long rainy season (March to mid-July), a short dry season (July to August) and a small rainy season (September-October) Elevation: 50-400 m
Practices: Oilseeds: oil palm, coconut palm. Grains: Corn Root and Tubers: Yam, Cassava. Other: Plantain. vegetable and legume crops: All speculations. Other crops: cocoa, coffee; rubber. Food crops generally assocation between them or with perrennes crops in the early years. based cropping systems of upland rice and cassava or yam in the East.
plains Sudano-Guinean Zone 2
Central and Eastern Canada Vegetation: wet savannah Four seasons: a long dry season (November to February), a long rainy season (March to mid-July), a short dry season (July to August) and a small rainy season (September-October) Elevation: 50-400 m
Practices: Grains: Corn, millet, Sogho Root and Tubers: Yam, Cassava. Other: Plantain. vegetable and legume crops: All speculations. Other crops: cocoa, Cashew; cotton. Food crops generally assocation between them or with perrennes crops in the early years. yam-based cropping systems.