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What grows in Wasat Jabal Marrah

Central Darfur, Sudan

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Map showing the boundary of Wasat Jabal Marrah

The 2027 season in Wasat Jabal Marrah

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 550 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 550 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 47% of this area.
47% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 130 growing days · about 560 mm · June to October
33% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 126 growing days · about 520 mm · June to October
19% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 149 growing days · about 670 mm · May to October

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Wasat Jabal Marrah

47% highland, semi-arid, warm — 45 crops

33% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 47 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 Wasat Jabal Marrah 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 Wasat Jabal Marrah

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.

  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cashew Moderate — Water
  • Cassava Moderate — Water
  • Chickpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Guava Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

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 Wasat Jabal Marrah, 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 Wasat Jabal Marrah

  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cashew — 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 Wasat Jabal Marrah?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Beetroot all rate well in Wasat Jabal Marrah — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Wasat Jabal Marrah?

In Wasat Jabal Marrah the window for African eggplant runs 2 Jun 2027 to 2 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Wasat Jabal Marrah?

Divisi does. It reads Wasat Jabal Marrah'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 Wasat Jabal Marrah, 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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