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What grows in Fafan

Somali, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Fafan

The 2027 season in Fafan

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJuly 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 475 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 475 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.8 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 15% of this area.
50% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 410 mm
20% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 460 mm
15% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 156 growing days · about 550 mm · March to September
5% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 77 growing days · about 500 mm · March to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Fafan

50% lowland, arid, warm — 43 crops

15% highland, semi-arid, warm — 39 crops

5% lowland, semi-arid, 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 Fafan 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 Fafan

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.

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 24 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Jute Mallow — 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 Fafan?

Jute mallow, African nightshade, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber all rate well in Fafan — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Fafan?

In Fafan the window for Jute mallow runs 31 Mar 2027 to 24 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Fafan?

Divisi does. It reads Fafan'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 Fafan, 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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