Tef Agronomy

Meseret, Almaz; Tafes, Bizuwork; Chanyalew, Solomon; Klauser, Dominik; Tadele, Zerihun (2022). Tef Agronomy. In: Assefa, Kebebew; Chanyalew, Solomon; Girma, Dejene; Tadele, Zerihun (eds.) Principles and Practices of Tef Improvement (pp. 175-190). Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Agricultural Transformation Institute

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Tef production has expanded from time to time. However, the national average yield is still low due to several constraints including the use of poor crop management practices by farmers. Tef is cultivated with intensive seedbed preparations involving 3 to 5 passes in semi-arid and 5 to 8 passes in humid areas of the country. Planting of tef requires a firm and moist seedbed. The optimum sowing time for tef ranges from early-July to mid-August based on the soil type and the onset the rainfall as well as the length of growing period. Early sowing is the common practice on light soils, while late sowing is practiced on heavy black soils. However, calendar-based sowing date has not been working very well particularly in recent years due to climate change. Hence, it is important to adjust the sowing date based on the onset and cessation of the rainfall and moisture content of the soil.

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