What grows in Ganjuwa
Bauchi, Nigeria
The 2027 season in Ganjuwa
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | May 2027 to October 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 827 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning wet — October 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 heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 supports | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 16 September 2026
What grows in Ganjuwa
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African eggplantFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
African nightshadeFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 24 Aug 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 16.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
AmaranthFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 18.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 27.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Bambara groundnutFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
CarrotFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 35.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CashewFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 3 Sep 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Common beanFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
CottonFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CowpeaFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
CucumberFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 24 Aug 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 37.1 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
EggplantFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 32.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Egusi melonFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Finger milletFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
FonioFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Green gramFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GroundnutFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
ChilliFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 13.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Jute mallowFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 3 Sep 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 2 Mar 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LablabFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MaizeFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 6.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 9.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MangoFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 18.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MoringaFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 15 Jun 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 19.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OkraFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 24 Aug 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
8.9–10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 2 Mar 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PapayaFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 46.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Pearl milletFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pigeon peaFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PumpkinFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 27 Dec 2026 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RiceFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 4.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 6.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RoselleFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SesameFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SorghumFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 4.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SoybeanFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Spider plantFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
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SunflowerFavourablePlant 29 May 2027 – 28 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026 · about 3.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TobaccoFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 21 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
TomatoFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 37.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
WatermelonFavourablePlant 26 May 2027 – 14 Aug 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
33.5–35.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GuavaFavourablePlant 16 May 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 15.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OnionFavourable
Plant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026 · about 41.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
KaleFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 24.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 18 Sep 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 44.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CassavaFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 12.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in seasonSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
LettuceFavourablePlant 5 Jul 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 40 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 11.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 17 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 22.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LimeFavourablePlant 17 May 2027 – 26 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 10.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
MandarinFavourablePlant 17 May 2027 – 26 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 11.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
YamFavourablePlant 6 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 13.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable
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 Ganjuwa with irrigation
These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.
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SugarcaneFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 111.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PineappleFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 64.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (acidifier) -
BananaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 55.6 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GrapefruitFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 37.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
TaroFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
TurmericFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 May 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 closed for this season
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Oil palmFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 19.3 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Robusta coffeeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
CocoaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.9 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Irish potatoFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 7 Dec 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 opens in 10 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 38.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
GingerFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 10 Jun 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Niger seedFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 17 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026 opens in 7 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 0.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet orangeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 30.9 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
BeetrootFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 7 Dec 2026 – 16 Dec 2026 opens in 10 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 29.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
WheatFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 8 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 opens in 1 week
matched to this season's forecast
about 4.9 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Swiss chardFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 28 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 30.6 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet pepperFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 28 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 24.4 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum
What Divisi would not plant in Ganjuwa
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.
- Grapefruit Moderate — Water
- Lemon Moderate — Water
- Pineapple Moderate — Water
- Sweet orange Moderate — Water
- Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Sugarcane Moderate — Water
- Avocado Unsuitable
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Coconut Unsuitable
- Taro Unsuitable — Water
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Enset Unsuitable
- Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable — Water
- Irish potato Unsuitable
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
- Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
- Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tea Unsuitable
- Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
- Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 29 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Ganjuwa, 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 firstWhat changed in Ganjuwa
- 2 September 2026 Moringa — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
- 2 September 2026 Groundnut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
- 2 September 2026 Roselle — Crop became recommendable
- 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Crop became recommendable
- 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — 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.
Where to sell it nearby
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Jos Terminus Market
149 km · Irish potato, Cabbage, Carrot, Tomato
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Sabon Gari Market
174 km · Tomato, Onion, Sweet pepper, Maize
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Dawanau International Grains Market
184 km · Maize, Sorghum, Pearl millet, Cowpea
Support and extension
- Bank of Agriculture credit facilities
- National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket
- Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria
- Institute for Agricultural Research
- National Agricultural Seed Council
Frequently asked questions
What crops grow well in Ganjuwa?
African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Ganjuwa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant African eggplant in Ganjuwa?
In Ganjuwa the window for African eggplant runs 26 May 2027 to 25 Jul 2027.
Is there a farming app that works in Ganjuwa?
Divisi does. It reads Ganjuwa'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 Ganjuwa, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.