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D-winter-crop Dictionary

Winter Crop

A crop planted after the summer rains, usually under irrigation in summer-rainfall areas

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Plain meaning
A crop planted after the summer rains, usually under irrigation in summer-rainfall areas
How to use it
Plan winter crops only where irrigation water and pumping power are secure through the dry season.
South African benchmark
South African wheat is grown in the Western Cape winter-rainfall region and under irrigation elsewhere (Article 5).
Country notes
Zimbabwe's 2026 winter wheat programme targets 125,000 hectares under irrigation.
Go and read
M2
Calculate it
T-M2-02 Input Plan per Hectare
Library sources
LIB-A005, LIB-A006, LIB-P-Wheat, LIB-P-Wheat-IP
See also
Water right, Small grains
Small Grains and Sorghum: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSmall Grains and Sorghum: how the business runsSold bytonnes (t) per hectare1Plant2Grow3Harvest4Store5Sell to miller, brewer or boardZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Small Grains and Sorghum Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M2 Small Grains and Sorghum.