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When to plant Teff in Al Ganab
Red Sea, Sudan
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.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant | 7 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 opens in 10 weeks |
| Expected harvest | about 2.9 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 5 Feb 2027 to 1 May 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 7 Dec 2026. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
No seasonal forecast reaches Al Ganab yet, so these dates follow the rains it usually gets rather than this year's.
Planting after 1 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Al Ganab
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 60% |
For teff in Al Ganab, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 60%. 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 Al Ganab
| Rain in a typical year | About 53 mm |
|---|---|
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 53 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| What that supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 30 September 2026
Sloping ground holds back about 20% 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 Al Ganab
| Planting material | About 3,000,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 87 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 29 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 72 kg per hectare |
| In the shops | A 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 work | 88–174 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
Grow Teff with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Al Ganab 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.
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 Al Ganab?
Al Ganab rates as favourable for teff.
When should I plant teff in Al Ganab?
Typically 7 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, typical season.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Al Ganab, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.