Legume
Peanut
📍 NamibiaClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Sow
Harvest
Sow
Oct – Nov
Harvest
Mar – Apr
Growing period
120 - 150 days
Seeding rate
3 - 5 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 Namibia
plains
Zone 1
In this zone, the land from is plain with a general altitude ranging from 1050m -1400.The soils are predominantly Haplic Arenosols (40%). Very low relative relief <10m
other
Zone 2
Same as the the first zone.
hill mountain
Zone 3
This zone is a mixture of low palin and mountainous area
Looking for another crop? Browse the full Namibia crop calendar or the Peanut guide for other countries.