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What grows in Moyale

Marsabit, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Moyale

The 2027 season in Moyale

Rain in a typical yearAbout 367 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 367 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 79% of this area.
79% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 92 growing days · about 340 mm
10% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 125 growing days · about 430 mm · October to December
10% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 113 growing days · about 390 mm · March to May

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Moyale

Divisi found no rain-fed growing season at this point — the rain here does not reliably carry a crop through one. These dates are what the calendar would be if it did, and the irrigated list below is the dependable answer.

10% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 42 crops

10% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 35 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 Moyale 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 Moyale

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.

  • Passion fruit 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
  • Cashew Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Beetroot 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
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Water
  • 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 — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 32 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Moyale?

Cucumber, Jute mallow, Watermelon, African nightshade, Cowpea all rate well in Moyale — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cucumber in Moyale?

In Moyale the window for Cucumber runs 27 Mar 2027 to 16 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Moyale?

Divisi does. It reads Moyale'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 Moyale, 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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