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Legume

Peanut

📍 Malawi

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

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Sow Harvest
Sow
Nov – Dec
Harvest
Feb – Mar
Growing period
90 - 120 days
Seeding rate
45 - 80 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.
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Where Peanut grows in Malawi

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Low Altitude areas

Less than 600m above sea level. High temperatures of about 30oC or more, relatively flat and have a generally short rainy season of between 3 to 4 months long (December to February/March). Average rainfall is between 700 to 800 mm per annum

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Medium Altitude areas

Comprises about 60% of the total cultivated area. It varies in altitude from 600 to 1300 above seal level. This is characterised by moderate temperature and a fairly long rainy season of between 4 to 5 months (November/December to April), with an average of about 875 mm of rain per annum.

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Malawi crop calendar or the Peanut guide for other countries.