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What grows in Boussif Ouled Akseur

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Map showing the boundary of Boussif Ouled Akseur

The 2026/27 season in Boussif Ouled Akseur

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,124 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 254 growing days · about 1,080 mm · September to May
43% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 279 growing days · about 1,190 mm · September to June
7% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 277 growing days · about 1,100 mm · September to June

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Boussif Ouled Akseur

50% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 16 crops

43% lowland, humid, mild winter — 5 crops

7% humid, mild winter — 16 crops

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

What grows in Boussif Ouled Akseur with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Boussif Ouled Akseur

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Pumpkin Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sunflower Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Enset Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Lemon Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Tea Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Tobacco Moderate — Water
  • Amaranth Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Niger seed Moderate — Water
  • Okra Moderate — Water
  • Soybean Moderate — Water
  • Tomato Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable
  • Moringa Unsuitable
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Papaya Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 55 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Boussif Ouled Akseur, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. Your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates — the Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Boussif Ouled Akseur?

Sweet orange, Beetroot, Lettuce, Chickpea, Kale all rate well in Boussif Ouled Akseur — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Sweet orange in Boussif Ouled Akseur?

In Boussif Ouled Akseur the window for Sweet orange runs 3 Sep 2026 to 23 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Boussif Ouled Akseur?

Divisi does. It reads Boussif Ouled Akseur's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Boussif Ouled Akseur, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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