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What grows in Keiyo North

Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Keiyo North

The 2026 season in Keiyo North

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 800 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 800 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 31% of this area.
31% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 263 growing days · about 820 mm · March to December
29% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 336 growing days · about 1,120 mm · February to January
24% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 340 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to January
7% 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 920 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Keiyo North

31% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

29% highland, humid, warm — 34 crops

24% high montane, humid, warm — 27 crops

7% lowland, humid, warm — 16 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 Keiyo North 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 Keiyo North

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.

  • Cocoa 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
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 8 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Keiyo North?

Lemon, Maize, Sweet pepper, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Keiyo North — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lemon in Keiyo North?

In Keiyo North the window for Lemon runs 10 Feb 2027 to 9 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Keiyo North?

Divisi does. It reads Keiyo North'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 Keiyo North, 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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