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What grows in Gamo

South Ethiopia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Gamo

The 2026 season in Gamo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,150 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,150 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 24% of this area.
24% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 280 growing days · about 950 mm · March to December
19% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 306 growing days · about 1,250 mm · February to December
17% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 247 growing days · about 770 mm · March to November
13% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 315 growing days · about 1,380 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Gamo

24% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

19% highland, humid, warm — 68 crops

17% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 57 crops

13% high montane, humid, warm — 32 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 Gamo 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 Gamo

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.

  • Sugarcane Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — 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 Gamo?

Guava, Lemon, Lablab, Niger seed, Sorghum all rate well in Gamo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Gamo?

In Gamo the window for Guava runs 10 Feb 2026 to 18 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Gamo?

Divisi does. It reads Gamo'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 Gamo, 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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