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What grows in Nyatike

Migori, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Nyatike

The 2026/27 season in Nyatike

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,010 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, 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 53% of this area.
53% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 231 growing days · about 850 mm · September to June
20% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 241 growing days · about 900 mm · February to June
15% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 280 growing days · about 1,020 mm · August to June
6% 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 1,090 mm · February to January

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Nyatike

53% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 65 crops

20% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 63 crops

15% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 67 crops

6% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 68 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 Nyatike

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.

  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 6 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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What changed in Nyatike

  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 11 Feb 2027

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 Nyatike?

Amaranth, Cashew, Cassava, Cotton, Eggplant all rate well in Nyatike — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Amaranth in Nyatike?

In Nyatike the window for Amaranth runs 12 Feb 2027 to 23 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Nyatike?

Divisi does. It reads Nyatike'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 Nyatike, 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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