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What grows in Adi Tekeliezan

Anseba, Eritrea

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Map showing the boundary of Adi Tekeliezan

These figures also cover Dekemhare, where the engine returns the same answer.

The 2027 season in Adi Tekeliezan

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 617 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 617 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 80% of this area.
80% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 82 growing days · about 520 mm · June to September
13% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 78 growing days · about 570 mm · June to September
7% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 82 growing days · about 440 mm · June to September

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Adi Tekeliezan

80% highland, semi-arid, warm — 39 crops

13% semi-arid, warm — 39 crops

7% high montane, semi-arid, warm — 27 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 Adi Tekeliezan 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 Adi Tekeliezan

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.

  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Mango Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Rice Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sesame Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 30 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Adi Tekeliezan, 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 Adi Tekeliezan

  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop stopped being 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 Adi Tekeliezan?

African nightshade, Beetroot, Common bean, Cucumber, Irish potato all rate well in Adi Tekeliezan — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Adi Tekeliezan?

In Adi Tekeliezan the window for African nightshade runs 29 Jun 2027 to 9 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Adi Tekeliezan?

Divisi does. It reads Adi Tekeliezan'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 Adi Tekeliezan, 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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