Vegetable

Eggplant

📍 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

May – Oct

Growing period

220 - 225 days

Seeding rate

0.4 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 Eggplant grows in Cote d'Ivoire

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

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

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

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

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