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What grows in Ghelaelo

Semienawi Keih Bahri, Eritrea

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Map showing the boundary of Ghelaelo

The 2026/27 season in Ghelaelo

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to February 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 656 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 656 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 full main crop, 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 4% of this area.
77% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 190 mm
12% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 180 mm
4% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 198 growing days · about 630 mm · October to February
3% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 115 growing days · about 490 mm · October to February

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Ghelaelo

4% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 3 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 Ghelaelo 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 Ghelaelo

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 Moderate — Water
  • Papaya Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Pigeon pea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cassava Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • African eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • African nightshade Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Amaranth Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Bambara groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Beetroot Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Carrot Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Common bean Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cotton Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cowpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cucumber Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Egusi melon Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Finger millet Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Fonio Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Green gram Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chilli Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Irish potato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Jute mallow Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Lablab Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Maize Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Niger seed Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Okra Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Onion Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Pearl millet Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Pumpkin Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Kale Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Rice Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Roselle Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sesame Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sorghum Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Soybean Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Spider plant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sunflower Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sweet pepper Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sweet potato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Swiss chard Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tobacco Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tomato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Watermelon Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Wheat Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Lettuce Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • 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 — 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; 71 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — 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 Ghelaelo?

Mango, Cashew, Pineapple all rate well in Ghelaelo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mango in Ghelaelo?

In Ghelaelo the window for Mango runs 26 Sep 2026 to 15 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ghelaelo?

Divisi does. It reads Ghelaelo'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 Ghelaelo, 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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