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What grows in Adi Quala

Debub, Eritrea

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Map showing the boundary of Adi Quala

The 2027 season in Adi Quala

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 609 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 609 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.7 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 62% of this area.
62% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 96 growing days · about 600 mm · June to September
38% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 90 growing days · about 570 mm · June to September

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Adi Quala

62% highland, semi-arid, warm — 37 crops

38% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 45 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 Quala 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 Quala

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic 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
  • 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 — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 27 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 Quala, 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 Quala

  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Carrot — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Adi Quala?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Adi Quala?

In Adi Quala the window for African nightshade runs 23 Jun 2027 to 23 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Adi Quala?

Divisi does. It reads Adi Quala'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 Quala, 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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