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What grows in Konso

South Ethiopia, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of Konso

The 2027 season in Konso

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 543 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 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 42% of this area.
42% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 152 growing days · about 560 mm · March to June
17% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 135 growing days · about 480 mm · March to May
16% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 123 growing days · about 440 mm
13% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 202 growing days · about 780 mm · August to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Konso

42% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 49 crops

17% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 46 crops

13% highland, sub-humid, warm — 60 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 Konso 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 Konso

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.

  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea 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 Konso, 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 Konso

  • 31 August 2026 Jute Mallow — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Crop stopped being 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 Konso?

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

When should I plant Mango in Konso?

In Konso the window for Mango runs 9 Feb 2027 to 11 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Konso?

Divisi does. It reads Konso'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 Konso, 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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