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What grows in Eastern

Sidama, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Eastern

The 2026 season in Eastern

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,243 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, October, 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 +1.4 °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 45% of this area.
45% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 309 growing days · about 1,170 mm · February to December
38% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 316 growing days · about 1,310 mm · February to December
9% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 281 growing days · about 960 mm · March to December
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 262 growing days · about 910 mm · March to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Eastern

45% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 40 crops

38% high montane, humid, warm — 26 crops

9% highland, humid, warm, one season — 65 crops

3% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 64 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 Eastern

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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm 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 Eastern, 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 Eastern?

Enset, Lemon, Avocado, Sweet orange, Tea all rate well in Eastern — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Eastern?

In Eastern the window for Enset runs 10 Feb 2026 to 21 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Eastern?

Divisi does. It reads Eastern'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 Eastern, 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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