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What grows in Mobaye

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Map showing the boundary of Mobaye

The 2026 season in Mobaye

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,316 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,316 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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 48% of this area.
48% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 310 growing days · about 1,330 mm · February to December
46% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 299 growing days · about 1,290 mm · February to December
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 312 growing days · about 1,330 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mobaye

48% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 58 crops

46% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

6% humid, warm — 62 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 Divisi would not plant in Mobaye

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • 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; 12 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Soybean — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Rice — Planting window moved, now opens 9 May 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Niger Seed — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 31 August 2026 Niger Seed — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate

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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Mobaye?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Mobaye?

In Mobaye the window for African nightshade runs 27 Mar 2026 to 23 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Mobaye?

Divisi does. It reads Mobaye'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 Mobaye, 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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