What grows in Terekeka
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
The 2027 season in Terekeka
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | April 2027 to November 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 776 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 776 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 supports | enough rain for one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 16 September 2026
What grows in Terekeka
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African eggplantFavourablePlant 5 May 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
· about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
African nightshadeFavourablePlant 15 May 2027 – 14 Jul 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 16.7 t/ha expected
· about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
AmaranthFavourablePlant 5 May 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 18.5 t/ha expected
· about 27.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Bambara groundnutFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.8–2.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CarrotFavourablePlant 15 May 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
30.5–35.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 · about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CashewFavourablePlant 6 Apr 2027 – 27 Aug 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Common beanFavourablePlant 5 May 2027 – 14 Jul 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.3–2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CottonFavourablePlant 5 Apr 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CowpeaFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CucumberFavourablePlant 25 May 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 · about 37.1 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
EggplantFavourablePlant 27 Apr 2027 – 16 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 29.9 t/ha expected
· about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Egusi melonFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 14 Jul 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Finger milletFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 25 May 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.9–3.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
FonioFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Green gramFavourablePlant 28 Apr 2027 – 25 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GroundnutFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 14 Jun 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.7–3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 22 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
ChilliFavourablePlant 17 Apr 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 12.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Jute mallowFavourablePlant 21 Apr 2027 – 3 Aug 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LablabFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 4 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MaizeFavourablePlant 27 Apr 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 6.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 9.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MangoFavourablePlant 5 Apr 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
16.4–18.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 25.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OkraFavourablePlant 13 May 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
8.8–10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 15.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PapayaFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 14 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 44.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pearl milletFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 13 Aug 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.3–2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pigeon peaFavourablePlant 26 Mar 2027 – 15 May 2027 opens in 25 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PumpkinFavourablePlant 5 May 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RoselleFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 14 Jun 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SesameFavourablePlant 5 Apr 2027 – 14 Jun 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 22 Mar 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SorghumFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
3.5–4.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 5.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SoybeanFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.7–3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Spider plantFavourablePlant 20 May 2027 – 14 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.3 t/ha expected
· about 13.9 t/ha
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TobaccoFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.8–3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 22 Mar 2026 – 28 Oct 2026 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TomatoFavourablePlant 17 May 2027 – 26 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 34.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2026 – 18 Sep 2026 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
WatermelonFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 24 Jul 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
32.4–35.0 t/ha expected
· about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GuavaFavourablePlant 15 Apr 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 15.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LimeFavourablePlant 8 Apr 2027 – 6 Aug 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 11.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MoringaFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 14 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 15.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
OnionFavourable
Plant 27 May 2027 – 26 Jun 2027 opens in 34 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 20.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2026 – 8 Oct 2026 · about 32.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RiceFavourablePlant 5 May 2027 – 4 Jul 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 6.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SunflowerFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 14 Jul 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 22 Mar 2026 – 28 Oct 2026 · about 2.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CassavaFavourablePlant 26 Mar 2027 – 15 Apr 2027 opens in 25 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 16.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
MandarinFavourablePlant 4 Apr 2027 – 12 Aug 2027 opens in 26 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 11.7 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 31.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PineappleFavourablePlant 25 Mar 2027 – 14 Apr 2027 opens in 25 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 30.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 52.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in seasonSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
KaleFavourablePlant 25 Apr 2027 – 25 May 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 15.0 t/ha expected
· about 30.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TurmericFavourablePlant 5 Apr 2027 – 15 Apr 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 11.6 t/ha expected
· about 27.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
YamFavourablePlant 25 Mar 2027 – 14 Apr 2027 opens in 25 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 13.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 2 Mar 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LettuceModeratePlant 18 Jun 2027 – 12 Jul 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 · about 11.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable
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 Terekeka with irrigation
These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.
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SugarcaneFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 111.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GrapefruitFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 37.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TaroFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Oil palmFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 19.3 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
BananaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 54.3 t/ha expected
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CocoaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.8 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet orangeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Robusta coffeeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
based on the rains it usually gets
about 1.6 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable
What Divisi would not plant in Terekeka
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.
- Grapefruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Sugarcane Moderate — Water
- Sweet orange Moderate — Water
- Taro Moderate — Water
- Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Coconut Unsuitable
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Enset Unsuitable
- Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable
- Irish potato Unsuitable
- Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
- Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
- Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tea Unsuitable
- Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
- Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 27 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Terekeka, 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 firstWhat changed in Terekeka
- 2 September 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Limiting factor changed
- 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
- 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
- 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 15 Jun 2027
- 2 September 2026 Spider Plant — Limiting factor changed
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 Terekeka?
African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Terekeka — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant African eggplant in Terekeka?
In Terekeka the window for African eggplant runs 5 May 2027 to 4 Jul 2027.
Is there a farming app that works in Terekeka?
Divisi does. It reads Terekeka'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 Terekeka, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.