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What grows in Kembata

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Map showing the boundary of Kembata

The 2026 season in Kembata

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,058 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,058 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 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 71% of this area.
71% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 273 growing days · about 1,100 mm · February to November
18% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 275 growing days · about 1,150 mm · February to November
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 261 growing days · about 1,010 mm · February to November
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 271 growing days · about 1,040 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Kembata

71% highland, humid, warm — 44 crops

18% high montane, humid, warm — 35 crops

5% highland, sub-humid, warm — 38 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 Kembata

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.

  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Jute mallow Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Watermelon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Okra Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Fonio Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Grapefruit Moderate — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 30 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Wheat — Planting window moved, now opens 17 Jul 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 24 Jun 2027

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 Kembata?

African nightshade, Amaranth, Avocado, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Kembata — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Kembata?

In Kembata the window for African nightshade runs 25 Mar 2027 to 28 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kembata?

Divisi does. It reads Kembata'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 Kembata, 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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