What grows in Saki East

Oyo, Nigeria

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Map showing the boundary of Saki East

The 2027 season in Saki East

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,110 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,110 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.2 °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 97% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
97% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 244 growing days · about 1,100 mm · March to November
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 1,100 mm · March to November

last updated 1 October 2026

What grows in Saki East

97% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 54 crops

3% sub-humid, warm — 53 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 Saki East 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 Saki East

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.

  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic 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; 20 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 5 Aug 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Pearl Millet — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 2 September 2026 Pearl Millet — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Planting window moved, now opens 5 Aug 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 18 Jul 2027

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 Saki East?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Saki East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Saki East?

In Saki East the window for African eggplant runs 5 Apr 2027 to 26 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Saki East?

Divisi does. It reads Saki East'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 Saki East, 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.