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What grows in Area 2

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Map showing the boundary of Area 2

The 2027 season in Area 2

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 590 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 590 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 one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 78% of this area.
78% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 129 growing days · about 640 mm · June to October
19% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 132 growing days · about 690 mm · June to September
3% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 157 growing days · about 760 mm · May to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Area 2

78% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 41 crops

19% highland, semi-arid, warm — 47 crops

3% high montane, semi-arid, warm — 4 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 Area 2 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 Area 2

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.

  • Cashew Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Lemon Moderate — Water
  • Lime Moderate — Water
  • Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Grapefruit Moderate — Water
  • Mandarin Moderate — Water
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Water
  • Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 26 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Area 2, 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 Area 2

  • 2 September 2026 Guava — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — 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 Area 2?

Mango, Moringa, Passion fruit, Papaya, Pigeon pea all rate well in Area 2 — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mango in Area 2?

In Area 2 the window for Mango runs 23 May 2027 to 2 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Area 2?

Divisi does. It reads Area 2'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 Area 2, 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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