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What grows in Ankpa

Kogi, Nigeria

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Map showing the boundary of Ankpa

The 2026 season in Ankpa

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,374 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September looks short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.9 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 92% of this area.
92% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 1,390 mm · March to November
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 252 growing days · about 1,450 mm · March to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Ankpa

92% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 55 crops

8% sub-humid, warm — 55 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 Ankpa 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 Ankpa

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.

  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 19 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 18 Jul 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 5 Aug 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Sesame — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Lime — Planting window moved, now opens 5 Aug 2026

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 Ankpa?

African nightshade, Cashew, Cowpea, Cucumber, Green gram all rate well in Ankpa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Ankpa?

In Ankpa the window for African nightshade runs 5 Apr 2026 to 20 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ankpa?

Divisi does. It reads Ankpa'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 Ankpa, 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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