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What grows in Mikang

Plateau, Nigeria

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Map showing the boundary of Mikang

The 2026 season in Mikang

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedApril 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,209 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,209 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 95% of this area.
95% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 217 growing days · about 1,190 mm · April to November
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 216 growing days · about 1,180 mm · April to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mikang

95% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 49 crops

5% sub-humid, warm — 50 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 Mikang 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 Mikang

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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane 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
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 24 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Turmeric — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Sesame — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — 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 Mikang?

Cashew, Jute mallow, African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth all rate well in Mikang — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Mikang?

In Mikang the window for Cashew runs 16 Apr 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Mikang?

Divisi does. It reads Mikang'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 Mikang, 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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