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What grows in Rafai

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Map showing the boundary of Rafai

The 2026 season in Rafai

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 1,191 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October and November look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
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 72% of this area.
72% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 250 growing days · about 1,220 mm · March to November
26% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 292 growing days · about 1,350 mm · March to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Rafai

72% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 59 crops

26% lowland, 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 Rafai

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.

  • Niger seed 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
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit 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 Rafai, 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 Rafai

  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Rafai?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Rafai?

In Rafai the window for African nightshade runs 14 Apr 2026 to 17 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Rafai?

Divisi does. It reads Rafai'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 Rafai, 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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