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What grows in Kacheliba

West Pokot, Kenya

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Map showing the boundary of Kacheliba

The 2027 season in Kacheliba

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 661 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 661 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +2.5 °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 27% of this area.
27% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 194 growing days · about 720 mm · March to December
19% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 460 mm
17% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 278 growing days · about 980 mm · March to December
14% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 197 growing days · about 740 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Kacheliba

27% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 49 crops

17% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

14% highland, sub-humid, warm — 11 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 Kacheliba 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 Kacheliba

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Egusi melon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Avocado — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lemon — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lablab — 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 Kacheliba?

Guava, Lemon, Lime, Mango, Papaya all rate well in Kacheliba — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Kacheliba?

In Kacheliba the window for Guava runs 17 Mar 2027 to 16 Jun 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kacheliba?

Divisi does. It reads Kacheliba'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 Kacheliba, 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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