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Agroecological zone | Climate | Annual pluviometry (mm) | Village | Type of soil | Other crops grown |
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I : Far North Benin | Sudano-Sahelian with one rainy season | 700 to 900/years | Tomboutou | Washing and No Concretion Tropical Ferruginous Soil | Rice, sorghum, small millet |
Monsey |
Molla centre | Washing and Hydromorphic Tropical Ferruginous Soil |
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II : Cotton zone of North Benin | Sudanese with one rainy season | 800 to 900/years | Bensékou | Washing and Idurate Tropical Ferruginous Soil | Millet |
Sonsoro |
Arbonga | Washing and Hydromorphic Tropical Ferruginous Soil |
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III: food-producing zone of South Benin | Sudanese with one rainy season | 900 to 1300/years | Ina N’dali Sakarou | Washing and Concretion Tropical Ferruginous Soil | Sorghum, cotton, bean, cassava |
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IV: West Atacora zone | Sudanese with one rainy season | 800 to 1300/years | Bariénou | Few Washing Tropical Ferruginous Soil | Sorghum, bean, bambara groundnut, cassava, groundnut, yam |
Koua |
Bagri | Few Developed Soil |
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V: Cotton Zone of Central Benin | Sudano-Guinean with two rainy seasons | 1100 to 1400/years | Achakpa | Impoverished Tropical Ferruginous Soil | Yam, cassava, pimento |
Manigri Oké | Washing and No Concretion Tropical Ferruginous Soil |
Manigri Ikanni |
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