What grows in Okere

Eastern, Ghana

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Map showing the boundary of Okere

The 2026 season in Okere

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,147 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September and October look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.6 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 89% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
89% 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 1,110 mm · February to December
7% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 316 growing days · about 1,120 mm · February to December
4% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 273 growing days · about 1,010 mm · February to November

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Okere

89% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 58 crops

7% humid, warm — 58 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 Divisi would not plant in Okere

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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 16 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Okere?

Cashew, African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut all rate well in Okere — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Okere?

In Okere the window for Cashew runs 22 Feb 2026 to 4 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Okere?

Divisi does. It reads Okere'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 Okere, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.