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What grows in Ben Chicao

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Map showing the boundary of Ben Chicao

The 2026/27 season in Ben Chicao

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 625 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 625 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.6 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 78% of this area.
78% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 216 growing days · about 600 mm · September to May
11% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 207 growing days · about 560 mm · October to April
11% enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 207 growing days · about 600 mm · September to May

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Ben Chicao

78% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 10 crops

11% sub-humid, mild winter — 10 crops

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.

What grows in Ben Chicao with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Ben Chicao

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Mandarin Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Enset Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Lemon Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Carrot Moderate — Water
  • Cucumber Moderate — Water
  • Groundnut Moderate
  • Teff Moderate — Water
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Common bean Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable
  • Moringa Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Pumpkin Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sunflower Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 64 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Ben Chicao, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. 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.

Or check your field first

What changed in Ben Chicao

  • 18 September 2026 Wheat — Planting window moved, now opens 4 Jan 2027
  • 18 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain

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

What crops grow well in Ben Chicao?

Beetroot, Lettuce, Swiss chard, Chickpea, Garlic all rate well in Ben Chicao — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Ben Chicao?

In Ben Chicao the window for Beetroot runs 16 Sep 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ben Chicao?

Divisi does. It reads Ben Chicao's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Ben Chicao, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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