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What grows in East Gojam

Amhara, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of East Gojam

The 2027 season in East Gojam

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedApril 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,199 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October and November look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 37% of this area.
37% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 224 growing days · about 1,270 mm · April to November
20% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 220 growing days · about 1,270 mm · April to November
16% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 170 growing days · about 890 mm · May to October
10% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 155 growing days · about 730 mm · May to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in East Gojam

37% high montane, sub-humid, warm — 32 crops

20% highland, sub-humid, warm — 51 crops

16% highland, semi-arid, warm — 12 crops

10% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 57 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 Divisi would not plant in East Gojam

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.

  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 7 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate

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 East Gojam?

Avocado, Guava, Lemon, Passion fruit, Lablab all rate well in East Gojam — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in East Gojam?

In East Gojam the window for Avocado runs 18 Apr 2027 to 6 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in East Gojam?

Divisi does. It reads East Gojam'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 East Gojam, 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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