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What grows in Hadiya

Central Ethiopia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Hadiya

The 2026 season in Hadiya

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,123 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,123 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 34% of this area.
34% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 272 growing days · about 1,130 mm · February to November
31% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 258 growing days · about 1,020 mm · March to November
16% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 1,180 mm · March to November
10% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 267 growing days · about 1,030 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Hadiya

34% highland, humid, warm — 61 crops

31% highland, sub-humid, warm — 57 crops

16% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 21 crops

10% high montane, sub-humid, warm — 39 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 Hadiya 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 Hadiya

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.

  • Cassava Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cotton Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pearl millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Yam Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — 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 Hadiya?

Avocado, Arabica coffee, Enset, Guava, Lemon all rate well in Hadiya — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Hadiya?

In Hadiya the window for Avocado runs 7 Mar 2027 to 8 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Hadiya?

Divisi does. It reads Hadiya'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 Hadiya, 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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