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What grows in Ikotos

Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan

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Map showing the boundary of Ikotos

The 2026 season in Ikotos

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 912 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September and October look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.8 °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 full main crop, 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 78% of this area.
78% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 233 growing days · about 840 mm · March to November
13% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 1,160 mm · March to November
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 306 growing days · about 1,380 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Ikotos

78% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 48 crops

13% highland, sub-humid, warm — 17 crops

3% high montane, humid, warm — 26 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 Ikotos 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 Ikotos

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.

  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cocoa Moderate
  • Oil palm Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 8 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Mango — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted

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 Ikotos?

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

When should I plant Mango in Ikotos?

In Ikotos the window for Mango runs 3 Apr 2027 to 2 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ikotos?

Divisi does. It reads Ikotos'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 Ikotos, 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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