Crop Calendars / Onion Actual timing varies by cultivar, local weather, soil conditions and production system. Use local extension or agronomic guidance for field decisions. Onion128 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest A. Terai Agro-ecological Zone (NPL001) Oct 15 – Jan 15 Feb 01 – May 01 Altiplano (or Puna) (BOL001) Aug 01 – Oct 31 Feb 01 – Apr 30 Area Western High Atlas, Haouz and Haha (MAR003) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Jun 01 – Oct 31 Areas Chaouia, Doukkala and Abda (MAR002) Sep 01 – Oct 31 May 01 – Oct 31 arid lowlands (CPV001) Oct 01 – Dec 15 Jan 31 – May 15 arid Zone (MRT003) Nov 30 – Dec 30 Mar 10 – Mar 30 Bay and Bakool (SOM004) Apr 20 – May 20 Jul 20 – Aug 15 Busoga Farming System (UGA006) Feb 25 – May 15 Jul 25 – Dec 15 Central Part Slopes (TJK008) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 Central Plateaux (Plains) (TZA005) Feb 01 – May 01 Jun 15 – Oct 15 Central Uplands (TJK009) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 Coast (PER001) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 COASTAL BOTTOM BOTTOM SHELF Market farm (GNB006) Jan 01 – Mar 31 Jan 01 – Jul 31 Coastal plains (DJI001) Sep 01 – Nov 30 Dec 31 – Jan 31 Continental region (GNQ002) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Mar 01 – Apr 30 D. Northern Savannah (AEZ IV) (LBR004) Apr 01 – May 31 Oct 01 – Dec 31 Desert & Semi-desert Zone (SDN001) Sep 15 – Oct 01 Jan 15 – Mar 01 East Slopes (AZE007) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 East Slopes (UZB002) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 East Uplands (TJK010) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 East Zone (MAR004) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Jun 01 – Oct 31 Eastern Highlands (UGA010) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Nov 15 Eastern Savanna (UGA005) Mar 15 – Apr 30 Aug 15 – Oct 30 F. Upper, Lower Myanmar and Shan Plain (MMR006) Nov 01 – Dec 31 Mar 01 – Mar 30 Forest Area (TGO003) Aug 31 – Sep 30 Dec 15 – Mar 30 groundnut Basin (SEN002) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Mar 01 – May 31 High Altitude areas (MWI003) Feb 15 – Apr 01 Aug 15 – Oct 01 High Plains and Plateaux (TZA003) Apr 01 – Aug 01 Aug 15 – Jan 16 High plains of Central and Eastern (DZA005) Sep 01 – Nov 30 Jul 01 – Sep 30 High West Plains (DZA006) Aug 01 – Oct 31 Jun 01 – Aug 31 Highlands North Zone (MDG003) Aug 15 – Nov 30 Dec 01 – Jan 31 Highlands Zone South (MDG004) May 01 – Sep 30 Oct 01 – Feb 28 Highveld (SWZ001) Feb 01 – Apr 15 Aug 01 – Oct 15 Insular region (GNQ001) Oct 01 – Nov 30 Apr 01 – May 31 Interandinos valleys (BOL002) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Dec 20 – Feb 15 Interior plains and low altitude trays (DJI002) Sep 01 – Nov 30 Dec 31 – Jan 31 Lake Albert Crescent (UGA008) Mar 15 – Sep 15 Aug 15 – Mar 15 Lake Victoria Crescent (UGA007) Feb 15 – May 15 Jul 15 – Dec 15 Littoral Center and East (DZA001) Sep 01 – Nov 30 Jul 01 – Sep 30 Low Altitude areas (MWI001) Feb 15 – Apr 01 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Loweld (SWZ004) Feb 01 – Jun 30 Aug 01 – Jan 15 Lower (eastern, dry) middleveld (SWZ003) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Aug 01 – Oct 30 Lower midland zone 1(LM1) (KEN018) Aug 31 – Sep 15 Jan 31 – Mar 15 Lower midland zone 3(LM3) (KEN020) Mar 01 – Mar 15 Jul 01 – Sep 15 Lower midland zone 4(LM4) (KEN021) Oct 15 – Oct 31 Mar 15 – Apr 30 Lowerland zone 2(L2) / Inner lowland (IL2) (KEN024) Mar 31 – Apr 01 Aug 31 – Oct 15 Lowerland zone 3(L3) (KEN025) Mar 31 – Apr 01 Aug 31 – Oct 15 Lowerland zone 4(L4) (KEN026) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Aug 15 – Sep 30 Lubombo (SWZ005) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Aug 01 – Oct 30 maritime area (MRT004) Dec 15 – Jan 15 Apr 25 – May 15 Medium Altitude areas (MWI002) Feb 15 – Apr 01 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Middle East Zone (MDG008) Apr 01 – May 31 Sep 01 – Oct 30 Middle Egypt Region (EGY007) Sep 01 – Sep 10 Mar 01 – Apr 01 Moist Agro-ecology (hot to warm lowlands, tepid to cool moist mid highlands and cold to very cold sub-afroalpine to afroalpine) (ETH004) Mar 12 – Apr 15 Jun 15 – Jul 30 Moist lowland (ERI003) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Mountainous (MAR005) Aug 01 – Sep 30 Jul 01 – Oct 31 near by Delta region old reclaimed soils NDRORL (EGY002) Aug 15 – Sep 25 Feb 01 – Mar 31 North East and Cap Bon (semi arid with mild winters) (TUN004) Sep 01 – Dec 20 Nov 15 – Jul 30 North West Zone (MDG002) Mar 15 – May 15 May 15 – Sep 30 North-West Coast Plain areas (KGZ005) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 Northen Slopes (TJK002) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 Northern Farming System (UGA003) Mar 15 – Jul 30 Aug 15 – Jan 30 Northern Upland (TJK003) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 Northern Upland (TLS003) Jun 01 – Jun 30 Aug 01 – Aug 30 Northwest favorable areas and know Gharb (MAR001) Sep 01 – Oct 31 May 01 – Nov 30 Plain and irrigated areas of Pakistan (PAK014) Oct 01 – Nov 30 May 01 – Jun 30 Rain forest zone (GHA003) Aug 10 – Nov 10 Sep 30 – Oct 10 Region 3 (ZWE004) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Sep 01 – Nov 30 Region 4 (ZWE005) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Sep 01 – Nov 30 Region high altitudes (BDI003) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Region I (ZMB003) Jul 01 – Jul 31 Oct 01 – Nov 30 Region IIa (ZMB004) Mar 01 – Jul 01 Jul 01 – Nov 01 Region IIb (ZMB002) Mar 01 – Aug 01 Jun 01 – Nov 30 Region III (ZMB001) Mar 01 – Aug 31 Jun 01 – Nov 30 Regions Central Highlands (BDI004) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Rukwa - Ruaha Rift Zone - Alluvial Flats (TZA006) Feb 01 – May 01 Jun 15 – Oct 15 Saharan and presaharic areas (MAR006) Sep 01 – Oct 31 May 01 – Jul 31 Saharan region, desert (NER001) Oct 01 – Feb 01 Dec 01 – May 01 Saharan Zone (TCD003) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Sahel (NER003) Oct 01 – Feb 01 Dec 01 – May 01 Sahelian Zone (MRT001) Nov 01 – Dec 01 Feb 28 – Mar 20 Sahelian Zone (TCD002) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Nov 01 – Mar 31 Sahelo-Saharan zone (NER002) Oct 01 – Mar 01 Dec 01 – May 01 Semi-Arid Agro-ecology (Hot to warm lowlands and tepid to cool mid highlands) (ETH002) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Shabelle and Juba Valleys (SOM003) Oct 15 – Nov 15 Feb 01 – Feb 15 Sierra or Andean Region (PER002) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Sierra or Central Andina (ECU002) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Feb 01 – Jun 30 Somaliland (SOM001) Apr 20 – May 20 Aug 10 – Sep 10 South (DZA007) Aug 01 – Oct 31 May 01 – Jul 31 South Slopes (AZE010) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 South Upland (AZE011) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 South Western Highlands (UGA011) Mar 15 – Aug 30 Aug 15 – Mar 30 South-West Coast Plain areas (KGZ001) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 South-West Upland (KGZ002) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 Southern Slopes (TJK005) Mar 15 – Apr 15 Aug 15 – Sep 15 Southern Upland (TJK004) Apr 10 – May 20 Aug 20 – Oct 20 Southern Upland (TLS004) Jun 01 – Jun 30 Aug 01 – Aug 30 Sub-humid agro-ecologies (Hot-warm lowlands, tepid to cool mid-highlands and cold to very cold sub-afroalpine to afroalpine) (ETH005) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Sub-moist Agro-ecology (hot to warm low lands, tepid to cool mid-highlands and cold to very cold sub-afroalpin to afroalpin) (ETH003) Jun 25 – Jul 30 Sep 25 – Dec 12 Sublittoral East and Central (DZA003) Sep 01 – Nov 30 Jul 01 – Sep 30 sublittoral West (DZA004) Aug 01 – Oct 31 Jun 01 – Aug 31 Sudanese Zone (CIV004) Nov 01 – Dec 30 Feb 15 – Apr 15 Sudanian Zone (TCD001) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Dec 01 – Mar 31 Sudano-Guinean Zone 2 (CIV003) Nov 01 – Dec 30 Feb 15 – Apr 15 Sudano-Sahelian Zone (NER004) Oct 01 – Feb 01 Dec 01 – Jun 01 The Fouta Djallon area (GIN004) Nov 05 – Dec 30 Mar 10 – May 31 The Souadanienne Zone (GIN006) Nov 01 – Dec 20 Mar 01 – Mar 30 The Upper Niger (GIN005) Nov 01 – Dec 20 Mar 01 – Mar 30 UPLAND (SLE001) Jan 01 – Dec 31 Jan 01 – Dec 31 Upper (western, moist) middleveld (SWZ002) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Aug 01 – Oct 30 Upper Egypt Region (EGY009) Aug 15 – Sep 10 Feb 15 – Mar 15 Upper midland zone 4 (UM4) (KEN015) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Volcanoes and Rift Depressions (TZA004) Feb 01 – Mar 01 Jun 15 – Jun 15 West coast (DZA002) Aug 01 – Oct 31 Jun 01 – Aug 31 West Nile Farming System (UGA004) Mar 15 – Jul 30 Aug 15 – Jan 30 Western Range Lands (UGA009) Mar 15 – Sep 15 Aug 15 – Mar 15 Wet savannahs (TGO002) Aug 31 – Sep 30 Dec 15 – Mar 30 Zone 1 (NAM001) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 11 (NAM011) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 2 (NAM002) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 3 (NAM003) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 5 (NAM005) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 6 (NAM006) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone 8 (NAM008) Apr 01 – May 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Zone IIa (ZWE002) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Sep 01 – Nov 30 Zone IIb (ZWE003) Feb 01 – Apr 30 Sep 01 – Nov 30 Zone River (MRT002) Nov 01 – Dec 01 Feb 28 – Mar 20 Zone South / South West (MDG010) Jan 31 – Feb 28 Jul 01 – Oct 31
Onion — season 141 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion — season 1) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest A. Coastal Plains (AEZ I) (LBR001) Apr 01 – May 31 Mar 01 – May 31 Andina Region (COL003) Mar 01 – Apr 30 Feb 01 – Mar 31 Area: Class, Center, East, South East and West, South (GAB003) May 15 – Jul 05 Sep 15 – Jun 30 B. Central Dry Zone (MMR002) Aug 01 – Sep 30 Mar 01 – Mar 30 B. Hill Agro-ecological Zone (NPL002) May 15 – Jun 15 Feb 01 – Apr 01 B. Upper Highland Tropical Forest (AEZ II) (LBR002) Apr 01 – May 31 Mar 01 – May 31 C. Lower Tropical Forest (AEZ III) (LBR003) Mar 01 – Apr 30 Mar 01 – May 31 Caribbean Zone (COL001) Apr 01 – Apr 30 Jul 10 – Aug 10 CASAMANCE (SEN001) Jan 01 – Feb 28 Mar 01 – Apr 30 Central Coast Plain areas (UZB004) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Central Part Coast Plain areas (TJK007) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Coastal Belt (MUS001) Feb 01 – May 31 Apr 01 – Jul 31 Delta region (EGY001) Aug 15 – Sep 25 Feb 01 – Mar 31 Dry savannahs (TGO001) Sep 15 – Oct 30 Dec 15 – May 15 East Coast Plain areas (UZB001) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Eastern coastal (PRK003) Feb 01 – Feb 10 Jul 10 – Jul 25 Inlands (MUS002) Feb 01 – May 31 Apr 01 – Jul 31 Lower Highland Zone 2 (LH2) (KEN008) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Jan 31 – Apr 15 Lower midland zone 2(LM2) (KEN019) Feb 15 – Mar 01 Jan 01 – Feb 15 Mediterranean (CHL003) Apr 15 – Oct 15 Feb 15 – Mar 15 Mountain areas and valleys (DJI003) Jan 01 – Feb 28 Apr 30 – May 31 North Coast Lowland (TLS001) Apr 01 – May 01 Jun 30 – Jul 30 North Coast Plain areas (TJK001) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 North-West Coast Plain areas (UZB009) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Northern Slopes (TLS002) Apr 01 – May 01 Jun 30 – Jul 30 Northwest Coast Plain areas (AZE004) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Pacific Region (COL004) Apr 01 – May 31 Jul 15 – Aug 15 Poor and Dense Savanna Zone (SDN002) Jun 01 – Jul 01 Jan 15 – Mar 01 Semi-arid areas and sub-humid medium-low altitude (CPV004) Apr 07 – Apr 20 Jan 31 – Jun 15 Semiarid areas Low - Medium altitude (CPV002) Apr 07 – Apr 20 Jan 31 – Jun 15 septentrionnale Zone: Northern Ontario Woleu Ntem (GAB006) May 01 – Jun 20 Mar 01 – Mar 15 South Coast Lowland (TLS006) Apr 01 – May 01 Jun 30 – Jul 30 South-central Coast Plain areas (AZE008) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Southern Coast Plain areas (TJK006) Feb 20 – Mar 20 Apr 20 – Jun 20 Southern Slopes (TLS005) Apr 01 – May 01 Jun 30 – Jul 30 Sub-humid areas, wet low-medium altitude (CPV006) Apr 07 – Apr 20 Jan 31 – Jun 15 Sudano-Sahelian Area (CMR001) Jan 01 – Jan 31 Apr 15 – May 31 Upper midland zone 1(UM1) (KEN012) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Jan 31 – Apr 15 Upper midland zone 2 (UM2) (KEN013) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Jan 01 – Apr 15 Upper midland zone 3 (UM3) (KEN014) Mar 15 – Mar 31 Jan 31 – Apr 15 Western lowlands (PRK001) Feb 01 – Feb 10 Jul 10 – Jul 25
Onion — season 241 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion — season 2) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest A. Coastal Plains (AEZ I) (LBR001) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Oct 01 – Dec 31 Andina Region (COL003) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Aug 01 – Sep 30 Area: Class, Center, East, South East and West, South (GAB003) Nov 15 – Dec 20 — B. Central Dry Zone (MMR002) Nov 01 – Dec 31 Dec 01 – Jan 31 B. Hill Agro-ecological Zone (NPL002) Oct 15 – Dec 15 Sep 01 – Nov 01 B. Upper Highland Tropical Forest (AEZ II) (LBR002) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Oct 01 – Dec 31 C. Lower Tropical Forest (AEZ III) (LBR003) Oct 01 – Dec 31 Sep 01 – Nov 30 Caribbean Zone (COL001) Sep 01 – Sep 30 Dec 10 – Jan 10 CASAMANCE (SEN001) Sep 01 – Oct 31 May 01 – Jul 31 Central Coast Plain areas (UZB004) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Central Part Coast Plain areas (TJK007) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Coastal Belt (MUS001) Jun 01 – Aug 31 Sep 01 – Jan 31 Delta region (EGY001) Oct 01 – Nov 01 Apr 15 – Jun 01 Dry savannahs (TGO001) Nov 15 – Jan 30 — East Coast Plain areas (UZB001) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Eastern coastal (PRK003) Sep 01 – Sep 10 — Inlands (MUS002) Jun 01 – Aug 31 Sep 01 – Jan 31 Lower Highland Zone 2 (LH2) (KEN008) Jul 31 – Oct 15 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Lower midland zone 2(LM2) (KEN019) Aug 01 – Aug 15 Jul 15 – Sep 15 Mediterranean (CHL003) — Aug 15 – Jan 15 Mountain areas and valleys (DJI003) Jul 01 – Aug 31 Oct 31 – Nov 30 North Coast Lowland (TLS001) Jul 15 – Aug 15 Oct 15 – Nov 15 North Coast Plain areas (TJK001) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 North-West Coast Plain areas (UZB009) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Northern Slopes (TLS002) Jul 15 – Aug 15 Oct 15 – Nov 15 Northwest Coast Plain areas (AZE004) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Pacific Region (COL004) Sep 01 – Oct 31 Dec 15 – Jan 15 Poor and Dense Savanna Zone (SDN002) Sep 15 – Oct 01 Sep 01 – Oct 15 Semi-arid areas and sub-humid medium-low altitude (CPV004) Oct 01 – Jan 15 Jun 22 – Jul 07 Semiarid areas Low - Medium altitude (CPV002) Oct 01 – Jan 15 Jun 22 – Jul 07 septentrionnale Zone: Northern Ontario Woleu Ntem (GAB006) Nov 01 – Dec 05 Sep 01 – Nov 15 South Coast Lowland (TLS006) Jul 15 – Aug 15 Oct 15 – Nov 15 South-central Coast Plain areas (AZE008) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Southern Coast Plain areas (TJK006) Aug 10 – Oct 20 Aug 20 – Sep 20 Southern Slopes (TLS005) Jul 15 – Aug 31 Oct 15 – Nov 15 Sub-humid areas, wet low-medium altitude (CPV006) Oct 01 – Jan 15 Jun 22 – Jul 07 Sudano-Sahelian Area (CMR001) May 01 – May 31 Aug 15 – Sep 30 Upper midland zone 1(UM1) (KEN012) Jul 31 – Oct 15 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Upper midland zone 2 (UM2) (KEN013) Aug 01 – Oct 15 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Upper midland zone 3 (UM3) (KEN014) Jul 31 – Oct 15 Aug 15 – Oct 01 Western lowlands (PRK001) Sep 01 – Sep 10 —
Onion — season 35 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion — season 3) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest CASAMANCE (SEN001) Nov 01 – Dec 31 Dec 01 – Feb 28 Semi-arid areas and sub-humid medium-low altitude (CPV004) — Dec 31 – Jan 28 Semiarid areas Low - Medium altitude (CPV002) — Dec 31 – Jan 28 Sub-humid areas, wet low-medium altitude (CPV006) — Dec 31 – Jan 28 Sudano-Sahelian Area (CMR001) Jun 01 – Jun 30 Dec 15 – Jan 31
Onion — season 41 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion — season 4) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest Sudano-Sahelian Area (CMR001) Sep 01 – Sep 25 —
Onion — season 51 Usual sowing and harvest windows for Onion (Onion — season 5) by jurisdiction Jurisdiction Usual sowing Usual harvest Sudano-Sahelian Area (CMR001) Nov 01 – Nov 30 —
Source Periods are agro-ecological zone summaries published by FAO and validated by national authorities; they describe usual practice in a zone, not a recommendation for a field.
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