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What grows in West Guji

Oromia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of West Guji

The 2026 season in West Guji

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to June 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 803 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — November and December 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 full main crop, 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 23% of this area.
23% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 207 growing days · about 810 mm · March to June
15% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 153 growing days · about 600 mm · March to June
14% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 250 growing days · about 740 mm · March to November
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 308 growing days · about 1,220 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in West Guji

23% highland, sub-humid, warm — 63 crops

15% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 50 crops

14% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

12% highland, humid, warm — 48 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 West Guji 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 West Guji

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.

  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cocoa 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
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 5 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — 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 West Guji?

African nightshade, Beetroot, Carrot, Common bean, Cucumber all rate well in West Guji — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in West Guji?

In West Guji the window for African nightshade runs 9 Mar 2027 to 18 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in West Guji?

Divisi does. It reads West Guji'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 West Guji, 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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