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What grows in Tigania East

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Map showing the boundary of Tigania East

The 2026/27 season in Tigania East

Rainy seasonsTwo each year — two chances to plant
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 978 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October, 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 +0.9 °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 38% of this area.
38% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 205 growing days · about 890 mm · September to January
22% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 161 growing days · about 610 mm · October to January
14% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 253 growing days · about 1,440 mm · September to June
8% 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 500 mm · October to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Tigania East

38% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 56 crops

22% lowland, semi-arid, warm, two seasons — 46 crops

14% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 64 crops

8% lowland, semi-arid, warm, one season — 46 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 Tigania East 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 Tigania East

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.

  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Garlic 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 Tigania East, 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 Tigania East

  • 1 September 2026 Lettuce — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Avocado — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Cabbage — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Wheat — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Irish Potato — Crop became 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 Tigania East?

Common bean, Cowpea, Green gram, Lablab, Mango all rate well in Tigania East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Common bean in Tigania East?

In Tigania East the window for Common bean runs 26 Sep 2026 to 26 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Tigania East?

Divisi does. It reads Tigania East'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 Tigania East, 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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