Oilseed

Sesame

📍 Somalia

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

Sow Harvest

Sow

Oct

Harvest

Dec – Jan

Growing period

80 - 90 days

Seeding rate

5 - 10 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 Sesame grows in Somalia

floodplain

Shabelle and Juba Valleys

Shabelle and Juba riverine Valleys. Semi-arid lowland (< 200 m asl) riverine flood plain irrigated and rain fed. "Gu" main rainy season (March-June), "Xagga" coastal showers (July-Sept), "Deyr" short rains (Oct/Nov), "Jilaal" long dry season (Dec-Mar). Mean annual temp (23-30 deg C) Soils are mainly heavy clay and clay/loam alluvial soils. 400-700 mm annual rainfall.

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Somalia crop calendar or the Sesame guide for other countries.