What grows in Abu Jabrah
East Darfur, Sudan
The 2027 season in Abu Jabrah
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | June 2027 to October 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 396 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 396 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter 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 supports | enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | One kind of ground throughout. |
last updated 30 September 2026
What grows in Abu Jabrah
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Bambara groundnutFavourablePlant 12 Jun 2027 – 22 Jun 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.7 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Common beanFavourablePlant 22 Jun 2027 – 22 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.0–2.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
CowpeaFavourablePlant 3 Jul 2027 – 23 Jul 2027 opens in 39 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.4–1.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Egusi melonFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
0.9–1.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2027 – 30 Jun 2027
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
FonioFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.1–1.4 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Green gramFavourablePlant 23 Jun 2027 – 2 Aug 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
1.2–1.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Jute mallowFavourablePlant 3 Jul 2027 – 2 Aug 2027 opens in 39 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
8.6–9.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
LablabFavourablePlant 23 Jun 2027 – 2 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
1.6–1.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
OkraFavourablePlant 12 Jul 2027 – 1 Aug 2027 opens in 41 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
8.1–10.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 10 Feb 2027 · about 15.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Pearl milletFavourablePlant 23 Jun 2027 – 2 Aug 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.2–2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PumpkinFavourablePlant 23 Jun 2027 – 13 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 20.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SorghumFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
3.1–3.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 5.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SoybeanFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TobaccoFavourablePlant 12 Jun 2027 – 12 Jul 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
2.3–2.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
WatermelonFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
28.1–34.2 t/ha expected
· about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
African eggplantFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 17.8 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 10 Jun 2027 – 30 Jun 2027 · about 32.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
African nightshadeFavourablePlant 22 Jun 2027 – 12 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 14.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
AmaranthFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 13.6 t/ha expected
· about 27.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CarrotFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 24.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 50.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CottonFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 3.7 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
GroundnutFavourablePlant 2 Jun 2027 – 2 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.3 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 4.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
MaizeFavourablePlant 2 Jun 2027 – 22 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 4.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 9.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
RoselleFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 0.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 1.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
SesameFavourablePlant 2 Jun 2027 – 12 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 1.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Spider plantFavourablePlant 23 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 7.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 13.9 t/ha
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SunflowerFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 13 Jul 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 May 2026 – 21 Jan 2027 · about 3.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
TomatoFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 26.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 7 Dec 2026 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
EggplantFavourablePlant 1 Jun 2027 – 21 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 20.6 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 46.3 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
ChilliFavourablePlant 2 Jun 2027 – 22 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 8.0 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 28 Oct 2026 · about 23.2 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in seasonSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
MoringaFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 9.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 35.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
OnionFavourable
Plant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 14.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026 · about 38.6 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
PapayaFavourablePlant 1 Jun 2027 – 1 Jul 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 29.4 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 64.8 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
Pigeon peaFavourablePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.1 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 2.0 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
RiceFavourablePlant 13 Jun 2027 – 3 Jul 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.5 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 6.5 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season -
LettuceModeratePlant 3 Jul 2027 – 2 Aug 2027 opens in 39 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 5.2 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 17 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · about 17.3 t/ha
Too cool / season too shortPest/disease risk — manageable -
KaleModeratePlant 3 Jun 2027 – 23 Jun 2027 opens in 35 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 7.9 t/ha expected
Irrigated: plant 8 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 · about 35.4 t/ha
Pest/disease risk — manageableNot enough water in season
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 Abu Jabrah 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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CassavaFavourable 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 — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
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 -
MangoFavourable 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 -
CashewFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 2.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
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 — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
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 — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
LimeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
YamFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 23.2 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 -
PineappleFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 63.4 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH outside the crop's rangeCorrect soil pH (acidifier) -
BananaFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 52.5 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
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 -
MandarinFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 30.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Finger milletFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 28 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 3.0 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
CucumberFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 17 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 opens in 7 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 37.1 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
TurmericFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 10 Jun 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 opens in 36 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 27.8 t/ha expected
Soil pH below the crop's optimum -
Sweet orangeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 26.3 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
WheatFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 28 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 opens in 4 weeks
based on the rains it usually gets
about 4.9 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageable -
Sweet potatoFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 22 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2027 opens in 25 weeks
matched to this season's forecast
about 24.2 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum -
Robusta coffeeFavourable Needs irrigationPlant 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now
matched to this season's forecast
about 1.7 t/ha expected
Pest/disease risk — manageableSoil pH below the crop's optimum
What Divisi would not plant in Abu Jabrah
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
- Banana Unsuitable — Water
- Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cashew Unsuitable — Water
- Cassava Unsuitable — Water
- Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
- Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
- Coconut Unsuitable
- Taro Unsuitable — Water
- Arabica coffee Unsuitable
- Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
- Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
- Enset Unsuitable
- Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
- Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
- Ginger Unsuitable
- Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
- Guava Unsuitable — Water
- Irish potato Unsuitable
- Lemon Unsuitable
- Lime Unsuitable — Water
- Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
- Mango Unsuitable — Water
- Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
- Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
- Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
- Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
- Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
- Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
- Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
- Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
- Tea Unsuitable
- Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
- Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
- Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
- Yam Unsuitable — Water
Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 38 came back without a sowing date.
Plan the season, not just check it
The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Abu Jabrah, 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 Abu Jabrah
- 1 September 2026 Spider Plant — Crop became recommendable
- 1 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
- 1 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
- 1 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop became recommendable
- 1 September 2026 Cowpea — 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 Abu Jabrah?
Bambara groundnut, Common bean, Cowpea, Egusi melon, Fonio all rate well in Abu Jabrah — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.
When should I plant Bambara groundnut in Abu Jabrah?
In Abu Jabrah the window for Bambara groundnut runs 12 Jun 2027 to 22 Jun 2027.
Is there a farming app that works in Abu Jabrah?
Divisi does. It reads Abu Jabrah'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 Abu Jabrah, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.