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What grows in Shabelle

Somali, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Shabelle

The 2027 season in Shabelle

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 403 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 28% of this area.
72% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 320 mm
28% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 98 growing days · about 380 mm · March to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Shabelle

28% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 29 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 Shabelle 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 Shabelle

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.

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 45 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 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 Shabelle?

Jute mallow, Common bean, Cowpea, Egusi melon, Green gram all rate well in Shabelle — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Jute mallow in Shabelle?

In Shabelle the window for Jute mallow runs 24 Mar 2027 to 23 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Shabelle?

Divisi does. It reads Shabelle'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 Shabelle, 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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