When to plant Teff in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture

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Teff

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Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a fine, tufted grass that carries the smallest grain of any cereal in the world — seed almost as fine as dust.

Teff in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture, rain-fed and with irrigation
Fit Moderate
When to plant 22 Mar 2027 – 21 May 2027 opens in 25 weeks
Expected harvest about 1.3 t/ha
Harvest From 21 May 2027 to 18 Sep 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest 60–120 days after planting
Work it takes 88–174 days per hectare, by hand

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.

If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 11 Apr 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.

Planting after 21 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture

Rain and temperature 96%
The soil 96%
The lie of the land 30%

For teff in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 30%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.

The season in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture

When the rains are expectedOctober to March
Rain in a typical yearAbout 304 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 304 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 23% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
69% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 220 mm
23% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 141 growing days · about 300 mm · October to March
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 166 growing days · about 370 mm · October to April
3% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 190 mm

last updated 17 September 2026

Sloping ground holds back about 65% of yield here.

What teff needs to grow here

Soil it likes sandy loam, loam, clay loam or clay
Soil sourness (pH) Happiest between pH 5.2 and 5.8
Feed it most with phosphorus, nitrogen, zinc, sulphur and boron

What it takes to grow teff in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture

Planting materialAbout 3,000,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)About 39 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)About 13 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)About 32 kg per hectare
In the shopsA basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established.
Hand work88–174 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a teff crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.

What to watch for

Soil pH below the crop's optimumSteep slope

Grow Teff with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture as a whole — 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

Will teff grow well in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture?

Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture rates as moderate for teff.

When should I plant teff in Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture?

Typically 22 Mar 2027 to 21 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Agadir Ida Outanane Prefecture, 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

Timing is one question. What the crop needs at every stage, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.