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What grows in Rongo

Migori, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Rongo

The 2026/27 season in Rongo

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,244 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 +1.0 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 72% of this area.
72% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 360 growing days · about 1,280 mm · February to January
28% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 1,370 mm · December to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Rongo

72% lowland, humid, warm — 68 crops

28% highland, humid, warm — 66 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 Rongo

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
  • Egusi melon 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 Rongo, 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 Rongo

  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jan 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Limiting factor changed

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 Rongo?

Cassava, Taro, Arabica coffee, Enset, Grapefruit all rate well in Rongo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cassava in Rongo?

In Rongo the window for Cassava runs 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Rongo?

Divisi does. It reads Rongo'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 Rongo, 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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