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What grows in Bahir Dar town Admin

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Map showing the boundary of Bahir Dar town Admin

The 2027 season in Bahir Dar town Admin

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMay 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,194 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,194 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 75% of this area.
75% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 209 growing days · about 1,270 mm · May to November
25% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 176 growing days · about 1,150 mm · May to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Bahir Dar town Admin

75% highland, sub-humid, warm — 53 crops

25% highland, semi-arid, warm — 54 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 Bahir Dar town Admin 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 Bahir Dar town Admin

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.

  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Ginger Moderate
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 20 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Bahir Dar town Admin, 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 Bahir Dar town Admin

  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 16 May 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Maize — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Bahir Dar town Admin?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Beetroot all rate well in Bahir Dar town Admin — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Bahir Dar town Admin?

In Bahir Dar town Admin the window for African eggplant runs 16 Apr 2027 to 25 Jun 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Bahir Dar town Admin?

Divisi does. It reads Bahir Dar town Admin'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 Bahir Dar town Admin, 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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