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What grows in Sao Joao Baptista

Porto Novo, Cabo Verde

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Map showing the boundary of Sao Joao Baptista

The 2027 season in Sao Joao Baptista

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 423 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 423 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 53% of this area.
53% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 104 growing days · about 440 mm · August to November
24% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 260 mm · August to October
21% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 140 mm
3% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 106 growing days · about 460 mm · August to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Sao Joao Baptista

53% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 36 crops

24% lowland, arid, warm — 32 crops

21% arid, warm — 1 crop

3% highland, semi-arid, warm — 2 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 Sao Joao Baptista 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 Sao Joao Baptista

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.

  • Moringa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pigeon pea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Wheat Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 31 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Sao Joao Baptista, 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 Sao Joao Baptista

  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Fonio — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Okra — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Crop became recommendable

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 Sao Joao Baptista?

Jute mallow, Cowpea, Green gram, Lablab, Okra all rate well in Sao Joao Baptista — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Sao Joao Baptista?

In Sao Joao Baptista the window for Jute mallow runs 14 Aug 2027 to 3 Sep 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Sao Joao Baptista?

Divisi does. It reads Sao Joao Baptista'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 Sao Joao Baptista, 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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