Chad Crop Calendar

Representing 47% of the area of ​​the country with an average annual rainfall of less than 200 mm, but when there's rain, they are brief and violent. The rains last two months (July and August) The climate is desert and arid. The area lies between 15 to 25 ° north latitude and between 15 and 18 ° longitude East.

Practices: The Saharan zone is characterized by a complex system combining oasis date production, irrigated agriculture of subsistence, small sedentary livestock and livestock transhumance camels. The great dates of production area, leading to a sustained exchange current with the rest of the country, is the Faya region. There are over a million palm trees spread over all plantations totaling 6-7000 hectare. In understory palm, there are fruit plantations and cultures (wheat, millet, vegetables, etc.) aimed primarily to cover the needs of family farmers.

tThe Sahel region occupies 43% of the country with an average annual rainfall of between 200 and 700 mm.La dry season lasts 8 to 9 months. The rainy season is short (July to September). This area is between 11 and 15 ° of latititude North and between 12 and 24 ° of longitude.

Practices: Production systems are agropastoral type characterized by a combination of rain-fed agriculture to livestock transhumance consists of small ruminant flocks of cattle and to a lesser extent camels. a variety of production systems is noted are the main ones include: systems based on flood recession crops, systems based on the cultivation of rice, wheat and corn with or without control of water systems based on maîchères cultures and systems based on the cultivation of millet on the dunes forming a hinge zone or transition to the Saharan systems.

Spread over about 10% of the country, this area is between 9 and 11 ° north latitude and between 15 and 21 ° east longitude. The wet season is long, 3 to 6 months and dry season is short. It starts from mid April to mid October. Rainfall varies from 800 to 1200mm per year.

Practices: The Sudanese zone is characterized by diversified production systems, associoant cereal crops, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and tubers to livestock transhumance, with a tendency to the settlement of stronger