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What grows in Debubawi Mierab

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Map showing the boundary of Debubawi Mierab

The 2027 season in Debubawi Mierab

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 453 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 453 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 67% of this area.
67% 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 450 mm · June to September
33% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 83 growing days · about 460 mm · June to September

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Debubawi Mierab

67% high montane, semi-arid, warm — 35 crops

33% semi-arid, warm — 35 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 Debubawi Mierab 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 Debubawi Mierab

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 — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 39 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Debubawi Mierab, 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 Debubawi Mierab

  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Lettuce — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — 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 Debubawi Mierab?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Debubawi Mierab?

In Debubawi Mierab the window for African nightshade runs 18 Jun 2027 to 8 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Debubawi Mierab?

Divisi does. It reads Debubawi Mierab'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 Debubawi Mierab, 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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