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What grows in Jowhar

Middle Shabelle, Somalia

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Map showing the boundary of Jowhar

The 2026 season in Jowhar

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 414 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — September, 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 +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 supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 63% of this area.
63% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 109 growing days · about 400 mm · September to November
34% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 360 mm · September to November

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Jowhar

63% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 27 crops

34% lowland, arid, warm — 27 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 Jowhar 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 Jowhar

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 nightshade Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lablab Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pumpkin Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Spider plant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cucumber Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Papaya Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pigeon pea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Kale Moderate — Water
  • Lettuce Moderate — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • 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; 47 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Green Gram — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pearl Millet — Crop stopped being 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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Jowhar?

Pearl millet, Cowpea, Green gram, Jute mallow, African eggplant all rate well in Jowhar — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Pearl millet in Jowhar?

In Jowhar the window for Pearl millet runs 9 Sep 2026 to 29 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Jowhar?

Divisi does. It reads Jowhar'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 Jowhar, 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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