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What grows in Burji

South Ethiopia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Burji

The 2026 season in Burji

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 780 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — 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 +1.2 °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 full main crop, 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 28% of this area.
28% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 206 growing days · about 810 mm · August to December
25% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 155 growing days · about 570 mm · March to June
22% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 137 growing days · about 490 mm · March to May
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 184 growing days · about 670 mm · August to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Burji

28% highland, sub-humid, warm — 60 crops

25% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 49 crops

22% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 48 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 50 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 Burji 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 Burji

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.

  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — 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 Burji?

African nightshade, Beetroot, Carrot, Cashew, Cassava all rate well in Burji — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Burji?

In Burji the window for African nightshade runs 19 Mar 2027 to 8 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Burji?

Divisi does. It reads Burji'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 Burji, 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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