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What grows in Nogob

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Map showing the boundary of Nogob

The 2027 season in Nogob

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 422 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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 87% of this area.
87% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 102 growing days · about 420 mm · March to May
12% 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 · March to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Nogob

87% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 34 crops

12% lowland, arid, warm — 36 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 Nogob 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 Nogob

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.

  • Mango Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Papaya Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cashew Moderate — Water
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Swiss chard Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 38 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Okra — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cucumber — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Nogob?

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

When should I plant Jute mallow in Nogob?

In Nogob the window for Jute mallow runs 24 Mar 2027 to 13 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Nogob?

Divisi does. It reads Nogob'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 Nogob, 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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