What grows in Twic East
Jonglei, South Sudan
The 2027 season in Twic East
| 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 694 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 694 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 Twic East
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African eggplantFavourablePlant 11 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 24.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
African nightshadeFavourablePlant 31 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 18.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 25.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
AmaranthFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 19.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 30.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
Bambara groundnutFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CarrotFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 31.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
CashewFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 19 Aug 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 -
Common beanFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
CottonFavourablePlant 18 Apr 2027 – 28 May 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CowpeaFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 opens in 33 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 — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
CucumberFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 19 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 25.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2027 – 9 Jul 2027 · about 40.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
EggplantFavourablePlant 28 Apr 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 34.8 t/ha expected
· about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Egusi melonFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
Finger milletFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 21 May 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 30 May 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
FonioFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.5 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
Green gramFavourablePlant 11 May 2027 – 30 Jul 2027 opens in 32 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 — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
GroundnutFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 2 Mar 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
ChilliFavourablePlant 18 Apr 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 opens in 28 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 14.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 10 May 2027 · about 25.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Jute mallowFavourablePlant 14 May 2027 – 10 Aug 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 29 Aug 2027 · about 15.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
LablabFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 31 May 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 30 May 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MaizeFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 6.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 10.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MangoFavourablePlant 21 Apr 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 17.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 25.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OkraFavourablePlant 5 Jun 2027 – 30 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 · about 15.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
PapayaFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 45.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 70.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pearl milletFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
Pigeon peaFavourablePlant 8 Apr 2027 – 18 May 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PumpkinFavourablePlant 11 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 opens in 32 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 25.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
RoselleFavourablePlant 28 Apr 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SesameFavourablePlant 21 Apr 2027 – 20 Jun 2027 opens in 29 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 29 Aug 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
SorghumFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 4.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 5.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
SoybeanFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
Spider plantFavourablePlant 31 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 15.0 t/ha
Early-maturing — escapes late drought -
TobaccoFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
TomatoFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 36.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 70.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
WatermelonFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 35.0 t/ha expected
· about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
MoringaFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 13.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in seasonSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
OnionFavourable
Plant 21 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 20.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 35.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
RiceFavourablePlant 21 May 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 opens in 33 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 7.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SunflowerFavourablePlant 1 May 2027 – 30 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 11 Apr 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 · about 2.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought -
CassavaFavourablePlant 8 Apr 2027 – 28 Apr 2027 opens in 27 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 14.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
KaleFavourablePlant 8 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 opens in 31 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 20.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 1 May 2027 – 10 Jun 2027 · about 29.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LettuceModeratePlant 16 Jun 2027 – 19 Jul 2027 opens in 37 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 8.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 30 Jun 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 · about 11.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought
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 Twic East 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 120.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GrapefruitFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
based on the rains it usually gets
about 40.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
GuavaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 35.0 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 30.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LimeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
based on the rains it usually gets
about 25.0 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 20.8 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 56.4 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 1.9 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MandarinFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 32.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TurmericFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 1 May 2027 – 20 Jul 2027 opens in 30 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 30.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
YamFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 1 Jan 2027 – 29 Aug 2027 opens in 13 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 25.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PineappleFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
based on the rains it usually gets
about 45.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (acidifier) -
Sweet orangeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 25.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet potatoFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 7 Dec 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 opens in 10 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.6 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable
What Divisi would not plant in Twic East
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.
- Guava Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Lime Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Mandarin Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Yam Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
- Grapefruit Moderate — Water
- Sugarcane Moderate — Water
- Sweet orange Moderate — Water
- Coconut Moderate — Water
- Taro Moderate — Water
- Avocado Unsuitable
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable
- Enset Unsuitable
- Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable
- Irish potato Unsuitable
- Lemon Unsuitable
- 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; 33 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Twic East, 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 Twic East
- 31 August 2026 Finger Millet — Crop became recommendable
- 31 August 2026 Sesame — Crop became recommendable
- 31 August 2026 Tobacco — Crop became recommendable
- 31 August 2026 Okra — Crop became recommendable
- 31 August 2026 Green Gram — 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.
Frequently asked questions
What crops grow well in Twic East?
African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Twic East — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant African eggplant in Twic East?
In Twic East the window for African eggplant runs 11 May 2027 to 10 Jul 2027.
Is there a farming app that works in Twic East?
Divisi does. It reads Twic East'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 Twic East, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.