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What grows in Mathioya

Murang'a, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Mathioya

The 2026/27 season in Mathioya

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,358 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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 39% of this area.
39% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 342 growing days · about 1,390 mm · February to January
18% 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 1,500 mm · January to December
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 275 growing days · about 1,310 mm · September to July
11% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 260 growing days · about 1,210 mm · September to July

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Mathioya

39% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 39 crops

18% high montane, humid, warm — 8 crops

11% highland, humid, warm, one season — 49 crops

11% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 49 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 Mathioya

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.

  • Moringa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Cotton Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Green gram Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cowpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Yam Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Roselle Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sesame Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 18 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Irish Potato — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Carrot — Crop stopped being 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 Mathioya?

Enset, Pineapple, Avocado, Guava, Lemon all rate well in Mathioya — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Mathioya?

In Mathioya the window for Enset runs 2 Mar 2026 to 10 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mathioya?

Divisi does. It reads Mathioya'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 Mathioya, 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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