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What grows in Arsi

Oromia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Arsi

The 2027 season in Arsi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedFebruary 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,095 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, 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 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 32% of this area.
32% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 285 growing days · about 1,090 mm · February to November
26% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 241 growing days · about 820 mm · March to November
14% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 219 growing days · about 700 mm · March to November
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 176 growing days · about 730 mm · April to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Arsi

32% high montane, humid, warm — 9 crops

26% highland, sub-humid, warm — 41 crops

14% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 58 crops

5% highland, semi-arid, warm — 54 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 Arsi

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Grapefruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 10 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Arsi?

Passion fruit, Pineapple, African nightshade, Amaranth, Beetroot all rate well in Arsi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Passion fruit in Arsi?

In Arsi the window for Passion fruit runs 9 Jun 2027 to 21 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Arsi?

Divisi does. It reads Arsi'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 Arsi, 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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