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What grows in Morobo

Central Equatoria, South Sudan

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Map showing the boundary of Morobo

The 2026 season in Morobo

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 1,180 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,180 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.4 °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 49% of this area.
49% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 1,170 mm · March to November
47% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 287 growing days · about 1,350 mm · March to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Morobo

49% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 64 crops

47% lowland, humid, warm — 65 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 Morobo

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
  • 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; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Jul 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 21 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Okra — Planting window moved, now opens 19 Aug 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Soybean — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Oil Palm — Planting window moved, now opens 31 May 2027

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 Morobo?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Morobo?

In Morobo the window for African nightshade runs 9 Apr 2026 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Morobo?

Divisi does. It reads Morobo'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 Morobo, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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