Legume

Cowpea

📍 Cote d'Ivoire

Click a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.

Sow Harvest

Sow

Mar – May

Harvest

Sep – Oct

Growing period

140 - 150 days

Seeding rate

15 - 30 kg/ha

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Harvest — this part of the plant

Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .

Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .

Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.

Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .

Local note

Based on similar agro-ecological conditions in another country — confirm with local extension.

Where Cowpea grows in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Cote d'Ivoire crop calendar or the Cowpea guide for other countries.