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What grows in South Gondar

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Map showing the boundary of South Gondar

The 2027 season in South Gondar

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 872 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October 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 +1.2 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 47% of this area.
47% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 173 growing days · about 950 mm · May to October
26% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 191 growing days · about 1,140 mm · April to October
18% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 207 growing days · about 1,170 mm · April to November
4% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 144 growing days · about 800 mm · May to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in South Gondar

47% highland, semi-arid, warm — 43 crops

26% high montane, sub-humid, warm — 28 crops

18% highland, sub-humid, warm — 43 crops

4% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 55 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 South Gondar 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 South Gondar

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.

  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Enset Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Ginger Moderate
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Crop stopped being 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 South Gondar?

Guava, Mango, Moringa, Lemon, Beetroot all rate well in South Gondar — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in South Gondar?

In South Gondar the window for Guava runs 16 Apr 2027 to 24 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in South Gondar?

Divisi does. It reads South Gondar'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 South Gondar, 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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