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What grows in Daawa

Somali, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Daawa

The 2027 season in Daawa

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 378 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field.
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 38% of this area.
38% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 120 growing days · about 390 mm · March to May
36% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 95 growing days · about 330 mm
26% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 133 growing days · about 450 mm · March to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Daawa

38% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 44 crops

26% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 46 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 Daawa 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 Daawa

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 Moderate — Water
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 28 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Jute Mallow — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 31 August 2026 Jute Mallow — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Okra — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — 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 Daawa?

Cucumber, Jute mallow, Passion fruit, Watermelon, African nightshade all rate well in Daawa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cucumber in Daawa?

In Daawa the window for Cucumber runs 27 Mar 2027 to 16 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Daawa?

Divisi does. It reads Daawa'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 Daawa, 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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