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What grows in Azzawya

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Map showing the boundary of Azzawya

The 2026 season in Azzawya

Rain in a typical yearAbout 203 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 203 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 88% of this area.
88% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 75 growing days · about 150 mm
8% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 107 growing days · about 230 mm · November to March
3% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth no rain-fed season · about 160 mm

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Azzawya

Divisi found no rain-fed growing season at this point — the rain here does not reliably carry a crop through one. These dates are what the calendar would be if it did, and the irrigated list below is the dependable answer.

8% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter, winter rain — 16 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 Azzawya 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 Azzawya

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
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Water
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Carrot Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Water
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Water
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Water
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Water
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Water
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Okra Unsuitable — Water
  • Onion Unsuitable — Water
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Water
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Rice Unsuitable — Water
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Water
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Water
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Water
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sunflower Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Tobacco Unsuitable — Water
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 58 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Azzawya?

Beetroot, Cabbage, Garlic, Irish potato, Lettuce all rate well in Azzawya — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Beetroot in Azzawya?

In Azzawya the window for Beetroot runs 29 Oct 2026 to 18 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Azzawya?

Divisi does. It reads Azzawya'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 Azzawya, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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