What grows in Goronyo
Sokoto, Nigeria
The 2027 season in Goronyo
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | June 2027 to October 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 470 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 470 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +0.8 °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 Goronyo
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African eggplantFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 21.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
African nightshadeFavourablePlant 5 Jul 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 40 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
15.3–16.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
AmaranthFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 17.3 t/ha expected
· about 27.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Bambara groundnutFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.8–2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CarrotFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 28.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Common beanFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.2–2.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CowpeaFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 38 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 — manageable -
Egusi melonFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.1–1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
FonioFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.4–1.5 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Green gramFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 38 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 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Jute mallowFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OkraFavourablePlant 5 Jul 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 40 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
9.1–9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pearl milletFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 37 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 — manageableLimited rooting depth -
PumpkinFavourablePlant 5 Jul 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 40 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 22.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RoselleFavourablePlant 24 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SesameFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SorghumFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
3.5–3.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SoybeanFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Spider plantFavourablePlant 5 Jul 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 40 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
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TobaccoFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TomatoFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 32.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
WatermelonFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
31.1–32.4 t/ha expected
· about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CottonFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
EggplantFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 24.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LablabFavourablePlant 25 Jun 2027 – 5 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 1.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableLimited rooting depth -
MaizeFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 5.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 9.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MoringaFavourablePlant 4 Jun 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 12.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
OnionFavourable
Plant 24 Jun 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 18.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 40.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PapayaFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 34.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pigeon peaFavourablePlant 4 Jun 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in seasonLimited rooting depth -
RiceFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 6.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
SunflowerFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026 · about 3.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
ChilliFavourablePlant 15 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 8.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2026 – 8 Oct 2026 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
LettuceModeratePlant 15 Jul 2027 – 4 Aug 2027 opens in 41 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 5.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 17 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 19.2 t/ha
Too cool / season too shortPest/disease risk — manageable -
KaleModeratePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 36.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season
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 Goronyo 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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CassavaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 35.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableLimited rooting depth -
GuavaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 35.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Finger milletFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 28 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CashewFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableLimited rooting depth -
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 -
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 — manageable -
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 — manageable -
LimeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MangoFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
YamFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 1 May 2026 – 11 Apr 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
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 — manageable -
BananaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 50.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CocoaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.7 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CucumberFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 17 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 opens in 7 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 37.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TurmericFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 30 Jun 2027 – 29 Aug 2027 opens in 39 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
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MandarinFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 26.4 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PineappleFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
based on the rains it usually gets
about 52.7 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Sweet orangeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet potatoFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 2 Mar 2027 – 22 Mar 2027 opens in 22 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 21.6 t/ha expected
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CoconutFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableLimited rooting depth -
Robusta coffeeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.7 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable
What Divisi would not plant in Goronyo
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.
- Cassava Moderate — Water
- Avocado Unsuitable
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cashew Unsuitable — Water
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Coconut Unsuitable
- Taro Unsuitable — Water
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
- Enset Unsuitable
- Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
- Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable
- Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
- Guava Unsuitable — Water
- Irish potato Unsuitable
- Lemon Unsuitable
- Lime Unsuitable — Water
- Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
- Mango Unsuitable — Water
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
- Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
- Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
- Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
- Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tea Unsuitable
- Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
- Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
- Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
- Yam Unsuitable — Water
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 38 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Goronyo, 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 Goronyo
- 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
- 2 September 2026 Mango — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
- 2 September 2026 Lime — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
- 2 September 2026 Lime — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
- 2 September 2026 Okra — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
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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Marché de Maradi
130 km · Pearl millet, Sorghum, Cowpea, Groundnut
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Marché de Tahoua
171 km · Onion, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Cowpea
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Dawanau International Grains Market
319 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 Goronyo?
African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Goronyo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant African eggplant in Goronyo?
In Goronyo the window for African eggplant runs 25 Jun 2027 to 4 Jul 2027.
Is there a farming app that works in Goronyo?
Divisi does. It reads Goronyo'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 Goronyo, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.