What grows in Ain Shams

Cairo, Egypt

The season in Ain Shams

Rain in a typical year	About 22 mm
This season's rain	Rain close to usual — plan around about 22 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supports	too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers	One kind of ground throughout.

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Ain Shams 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 Ain Shams

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.

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

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

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Ain Shams, 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 Ain Shams

3 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Crop became recommendable

Frequently asked questions

Is there a farming app that works in Ain Shams?

Divisi does. It reads Ain Shams'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 Ain Shams, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.