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What grows in North Western

Tigray, Ethiopia

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Map showing the boundary of North Western

The 2027 season in North Western

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 548 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October 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 +1.4 °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 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 72% 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 124 growing days · about 570 mm · June to October
28% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 130 growing days · about 650 mm · June to October

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in North Western

72% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 39 crops

28% highland, semi-arid, warm — 47 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 North Western 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 North Western

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.

  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cashew Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 27 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Spider Plant — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 31 August 2026 Spider Plant — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil

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 North Western?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in North Western?

In North Western the window for African nightshade runs 22 Jun 2027 to 22 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in North Western?

Divisi does. It reads North Western'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 North Western, 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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