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What grows in Gakenke

Northern Province, Rwanda

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Map showing the boundary of Gakenke

The 2026 season in Gakenke

When the rains are expectedJuly 2026 to July 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,172 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — make sure water can drain off the field.
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 87% of this area.
87% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 329 growing days · about 1,060 mm · August to July
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 322 growing days · about 1,030 mm · August to July
4% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 317 growing days · about 980 mm · August to July

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Gakenke

87% highland, humid, warm — 39 crops

6% lowland, humid, warm — 14 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 Gakenke

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.

  • African eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Bambara groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Fonio Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Jute mallow Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Okra Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Watermelon Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 30 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Pigeon Pea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoyam Taro — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Coffee Arabica — 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 Gakenke?

Avocado, Arabica coffee, Guava, Lemon, Tea all rate well in Gakenke — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Gakenke?

In Gakenke the window for Avocado runs 7 Aug 2026 to 20 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Gakenke?

Divisi does. It reads Gakenke'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 Gakenke, 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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